By BRIAN YONGAMore by this AuthorThe 2015 World Javelin champion Julius Yego will take part in the third and final Athletix Grand Prix Meeting at the Dal Josaphat Stadium in Paarl, South Africa on March 22, 2018. The 2016 Rio Olympic Games silver medallist joins a growing list of global superstars who will be competing on South African soil. To be able to compete in South Africa, on the African continent, is important to me as it helps in growing our sport,” said Yego. “Winning the world title and Olympic silver has seen a bigger interest in javelin throwing in Kenya. Three years later he won the world title with the 5th best ever throw in the world, 92.72m.

Source: Daily Nation February 19, 2018 11:37 UTC