ATHLETICS TOUR
Jamaican, Two Kenyans l (N.Z. Press Association) i HAMILTON. ■ The New Zealand tour by two athletes from Kenya and one from Jamaica will start i with a meeting held by the Waikato centre at Tauranga i on the night of March 14. The was announced this week by Waikato centre officials. It is hoped one of the,' Kenyans will be K. Keinoji the Olympic 1500 metres;: champion, who was extremely ; popular on his New Zealand tour several seasons ago. i The Jamaican invited is B.| Dyce, who was ranked eighth 1 !in. the world over 800 metres’! and has a best 880 yards time of Imin 45.95ec. 1 The other Kenyan will be , picked from N. Bonn, N.!, Temu, A. Biwott and R.;<
Ouko. The overseas athletes will ,be opposed at Tauranga by top Waikato and Auckland contestants.
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Press, Volume CIX, Issue 32220, 12 February 1970, Page 5
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