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  • Robert Kiprop and Marion Kibor win 21km at the Nairobi City Marathon

    Robert Kiprop and Marion Kibor win 21km at the Nairobi City Marathon

    Robert Kiprop and Marion Kibor were crowned the winners of the half marathon during the 3rd edition of the Nairobi City Marathon held on Sunday.

    Kiprop stopped the clock in 1 hour and 56 seconds, followed by Wilson Too in 1:01:14 hours in 2nd position, while Timothy Kibet finished 3rd in a time of 1:01:25.

    Kibor bagged the women’s title after finishing in 1 hour, 8 minutes, and 55 seconds ahead of Gladys Chepkurui and Sharon Kiptugen in 2nd and 3rd positions, 1:09:04 and 1:09:27, respectively.

    The 10km races were won by Edinah Kibiwott and Amos Kipkemoi for the women and men competitions, respectively.

    Kibiwott won the ladies’ event in 33 minutes and 25 seconds, followed by Fridah Ndinda in 34:12, while Naomi Tigoi completed the podium in 34:22 minutes.

    Kipkemoi finished 1st in the men’s 10k race, clocking 29:04, followed by Felix Kibet 9 seconds later, while Gideon Kipng’etich came home 3rd in 29:16 minutes.

    Over 10,000 participants competed in the four categories of the 3rd edition, with the 10 km race attracting over 5,000 competitors.

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  • Eliud Magut and Cynthia Limo crowned champions of the Nairobi City Marathon

    Eliud Magut and Cynthia Limo crowned champions of the Nairobi City Marathon

    Eliud Magut and Cynthia Limo are the winners of the 3rd edition of the Nairobi City marathon held on Sunday.

    Magut clocked 2:09:47 hours to bag the top prize of Ksh 3.5 million, being his first marathon win, followed by Josphat Kipkoech and Emmanuel Sikuku in 2nd and 3rd positions in 2:10:01 and 2:10:10, respectively.

    “I’m going to sit down with financial experts to help me invest this money,I have had so many challenges in athletics in 2024, so this win is like my redemption, I’m now fired to go for better contests abroad.”said elated Magut

    Cynthia Limo crosses the finish line in the 42km at the Nairobi City Marathon.

    Cynthia Limo emerged victorious in the women’s marathon, posting 2:28:02 ahead of Lillian Chebii, who came 2nd in 2:28:29, while Peris Jerono completed the podium places in 2:30:44.

    “I have a grand project at home in Iten, so I’m going to complete building the house. I want to give my family a comfortable roof over their heads,” Limo said .

    The mother of three now has her sights sets on the 2024 Honolulu Marathon in the USA whose trophy she is targeting to have under her belt.

    The marathon winners will pocket Ksh 3.5 million shillings each, while 2nd placed athletes will take home Ksh 2.2 million and 1.5 million for 3rd finishers.

    A total of 752 athletes competed in the men’s marathon and 240 in the women’s race.

  • Bedan Karoki to compete in Sunday’s Nairobi City Marathon

    Bedan Karoki to compete in Sunday’s Nairobi City Marathon