The millions up for grabs for Eliud Kipchoge and co. at the Berlin Marathon

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ATHLETICS The millions up for grabs for Eliud Kipchoge and co. at the Berlin Marathon

Abigael Wafula 08:00 - 23.09.2023

Four-time London Marathon champion Eliud Kipchoge will be returning to his favourite course with the hope of bagging his fifth title.

The Berlin Marathon is one of the most prestigious marathons in the whole world and most athletes fight for slots to compete there because of the huge cash boon that is up for grabs.

Four-time London Marathon champion Eliud Kipchoge will be returning to his favourite course with the hope of bagging his fifth title and hopefully breaking the world record again.

Kipchoge has also set the marathon world record on the Berlin course and this will definitely be a perfect course for him to pull off a surprising performance.

The winner of the marathon will walk away with Ksh 7,355,000 while the second-place finisher will bag Ksh 3,751,050. The third and fourth-place finishers will walk away with Ksh 1,838,750 and Ksh 1,103,250 respectively.

The fifth-place finisher will bag Ksh 735,500 while the sixth-place to 10th-place finishers will walk away with Ksh 441,300 each.

An athlete who breaks a world record will walk away with an additional Ksh 7,355,000 while athletes who finish within 2:03:30 (men) and 2:19:00 (women) will bag an additional Ksh 4,413,000.

Meanwhile, the Berlin Marathon’s prize money has come a long way since its inception in 1974. In those early days, the winner took home a modest Ksh 147,100.

However, over the years, the marathon’s prestige and the financial resources of its organizers have transformed it into one of the most lucrative marathons in the world.