Eldoret City marathon offering Ksh18 million prize money for top 20 finishers

Eldoret City Marathon

ATHLETICS Eldoret City marathon offering Ksh18 million prize money for top 20 finishers

Abigael Wafula 17:27 - 11.03.2024

Eldoret City Marathon race organisers have confirmed that Ksh 18 million has been set aside for the top 20 finishers of the race.

The fifth edition of the Eldoret City Marathon scheduled for Sunday, April 21 will offer Ksh 18 million as prize money for the top 20 finishers.

After being postponed three times last year and eventually not happening, the race organisers have promised a better outing this year and launched the highly-anticipated event on Monday morning at the Eka Hotel.

As per the race organisers, the winners of the race will walk away with Ksh 3.5 million each while the athletes who finish second will pocket Ksh 1.5 million each.

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The athletes who complete the podium, both male and female, will walk away with Ksh 1 million each. The fourth-place finishers in the race will also walk to the bank smiling after being assured Ksh 700,000.

Marathoners who finish fifth, sixth, and seventh will walk away with Ksh 550,000, Ksh 450,000, and Ksh 350,000 respectively while those who finish eighth will pocket Ksh 250,000.

Those who finish ninth, 10th, and 11th will bag Ksh 150,000, Ksh 100,000, and Ksh 90,000 respectively while those who finish 12th, 13th, and 14th will walk away with Ksh 80,000, Ksh 70,000, and Ksh 60,000.

The athletes who finish 15th, 16th and 17th will pocket Ksh 50,000, Ksh 40,000 and Ksh 30,000 while the ones who finish 18th, 19th and 20th will be awarded Ksh 20,000, Ksh 15,000 and Ksh 10,000 respectively.

The registration fee for the event is Ksh 1500 and the categories offered will be the marathon, and the 5km.

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