Olympic champions arrive in Kenya for Kip Keino Classic faceoff


NAIROBI, May 5 (Xinhua) -- Three-time Olympic champion Shelly Ann Fraser-Pryce and Tokyo 2020 gold medalist Lamont Marcell Jacobs are the latest international track superstars to check in for Saturday's Kip Keino Classic Continental Tour Gold Label meet in Nairobi, Kenya.

Jamaican sprint queen and nine-time world champion Fraser-Pryce, 35, known affectionately as the "Pocket Rocket" due to her petite frame, was the first to check in on Wednesday evening on her first ever trip to Africa.

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