Canada’s Rogers and Katzberg Claim Victory, World Record Holder Wlodarczyk Improves at the 2025 Kip Keino Classic
01 JUN 2025 - NAIROBI, KENYA
Another iconic meet, another stacked field, and another bar-raising competition has concluded at the 2025 Kip Keino Classic in Langata, Nairobi (KEN). The championship reign continues as Olympic gold medalists Ethan Katzberg and Camryn Rogers of Team Canada win in the Hammer Throw with throws of 82.73m and 77.93m, respectively. Let's break down the rest of the results.
Starting on the women’s side, Katrine Jacobsen of Denmark improves off of her last meet at the Oklahoma Throws Series with a throw of 74.21m, earning second position behind Canada’s Camryn Rogers. In third is USA’s Janee’ Kassanavoid with a throw of 74.17m, with Romania’s Bianca Ghelber finishing fourth with a new Season’s Best (SB) of 73.99m. Her previous SB was back in early May at the UAE Athletics Grand Prix where both her and Ukraine’s Iryna Klymets earned first and second, respectively. Rose Loga from France placed fifth with a throw of 72.88m and Norway’s Beatrice Llano placed sixth with a throw of 72.31m. In seventh place is the world record holder and 3-time Olympic champion Anita Wlodarczyk of Poland with a throw of 70.27m, an improvement from her last meet the previous weekend. Rounding out the competition are Germany’s Nova Keinast (65.29m) and Kenya’s Roseline Rakamba (51.85m) placing eighth and ninth, respectively. Speaking of Klymets, unfortunately, she did not register a mark in the preliminary rounds. Her SB still stands at 69.93m from the UAE meet in Dubai.
Now onto the men. Six meters separated first from second place with Katzberg earning the win and Croatia’s Matija Greguric placing second with a throw of 76.68m. Shortly behind was Daniel Raba of Hungary with a throw of 75.93m, placing third. Denzel Comenentia of the Netherlands earned fourth place with a throw of 75.30m, an improvement from his previous meet in Germany where he threw 75.08m. Also improving from his last meet is Japan’s Shota Fukuda with a new SB of 72.77m, placing him fifth. Michail Anastasakis of Greece placed sixth with a throw of 72.40m and Egypt’s Mostafa Elgamel placed seventh with a throw of 68.28m. Rounding out the competition is Kenya’s Dominic Abunda placing eighth with a throw of 61.50m.
We are roughly 100 days away from the World Championships and it keeps getting better and better! All eyes now turn to the next showdown on the World Athletics Continental Tour. Will the reign continue for the Canadian powerhouses? Or are we due for a breakthrough throw from one of the seasoned veterans? It may be too soon to tell, but what a start we are having for the 2025 season!
Stay locked in, folks. We have a long way to go!
Throwing it Far,
SGB