FILE PHOTO: Lamont Marcell Jacobs of Team Italy celebrates after winning the Men's 100m Final on day nine of the Tokyo 2020 Olympic Games at Olympic Stadium on August 01, 2021 in Tokyo, Japan. (Photo by David Ramos/Getty Images)
The current 100m Olympic champion, Marcell Jacobs, will be among a star-studded line-up that will compete at the Kip Keino Classic scheduled to be held in Nairobi on May 7.
The Italian replaced legendary Jamaican Usain Bolt as the fastest man worldwide when he raced to win the 100m sprint at the Tokyo 2020 Olympics.
Jacobs joins other stars in the race for glory, including Africa’s current fastest man Ferdinand Omanyala and American Fred Kerley.
"May 7. 100m. Nairobi Kenya. Let's goo!!," Jacobs wrote on Twitter on Sunday.
The 2022 Kip Keino Classic has already attracted many global track stars, giving fans the promise of an explosive outing on Saturday.
Other stars who have confirmed attendance include Jamaica's three-time Olympic Gold medalist Shelly-Ann Fraser-Pryce and American sprinter Sha'Carri Richardson.
The Kip Keino Classic is part of the Continental Tour Gold series by World Athletics. The action-packed event boasts top talents from Africa and other continents giving athletes a chance to compete at an international level while reaching fans all over the world.
A total of 265 athletes competed at the 2021 event with the two-time World 100m winner Justin Gatlin the star attraction.