Sawe asks world stars to grace Kip Keino Classic in Nairobi

Kenya's Mathew Sawe competes to win gold during the Men's long jump final at the African Senior Athletics Championship at Stephen Keshi Stadium in Asaba, Delta State, Midwestern Nigeria, on August 3, 2018. [AFP PHOTO / PIUS UTOMI EKPEI]

After making remarkable progress to join elite high jumpers in the world, Africa champion Mathew Sawe has put the Nairobi Continental Tour slated for October 3 in his cross hairs and calls on top athletes to grace the event, dubbed the Kip Keino Classic.

The 32-year-old Sawe, who scaled 2.21 metres on his way to become the first Kenyan to win gold at the Africa Championships in 2016 in Durban, South Africa, and also entered the history books as the first Kenyan high jumper to compete at the Olympic Games in Rio 2016, said he expects top high jumper to grace the one-day meet on his home soil.