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Nairobi becomes first African city to host Athletics Continental Tour

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Cabinet Secretary for Sports Ambassador Amina Mohamed when she met with World Athletics President Sebastian Coe on November 22, 2019. She was accompanied by then Sports PS Ambassador Kirimi Kaberia and Athletics Kenya President Lt.Gen (Rt) Jackson Tuwei. [Photo: ROBIN TOSKIN]

Nairobi is set to host the opening leg of 2020 World Athletics Continental Tour becoming the first African city to host the lucrative event.

Game Yetu can confirm that the Gold meeting series will now visit four continents – Africa, Asia, Europe and North America.

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