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Camryn Rogers won a second consecutive women’s hammer throw title at the Kip Keino Classic on Friday in Nairobi’s Nyayo National Stadium.
The native of Richmond, B.C. had a top throw of 80.03 metres, which was 4.84m clear of her closest competitor in the Continental Tour event, France’s Rose Loga (75.19).
Rogers, 26, is coming off her second world title win last summer, and is also the defending Olympic champion after taking gold at Paris 2024. She also beat her own winning mark of 77.93m from the 2025 edition of the Kip Keino Classic.
Camryn Rogers of Richmond, B.C., wins the hammer throw competition at the World Athletics Continental Tour stop in Nairobi, Kenya, with a throw of 80.03 metres
Ethan Katzberg of Nanaimo, B.C., also a two-time world champion and defending Olympic champion in the men’s hammer throw, is scheduled to compete later Friday, as is sprinter Aaron Brown of Toronto.
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