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From left: Athletics Kenya Technical Director George Kariuki, Youth Development Director Barnaba Korir, Competition Director Kennedy Tanui, and Senior Vice President Paul Mutwii receive a dummy cheque worth Sh5 million from National Bank of Kenya's Marketing, Corporate Affairs & Citizenship Director Bernadette Ngara and Branch Manager Evanvil Kiplimo during the launch of the fifth edition of the Nairobi City Marathon in Nairobi yesterday. [Jonah Onyango, Standard]
Kenyan trio of Jonathan Korir, John Langat, and Simon Kipkosgei are among the top athletes who will storm the capital city’s streets for the fifth edition of the Nairobi City Marathon.
The already sold-out competition slated for June 7 has attracted a staggering 17,000 runners from 75 countries, including the United States of America, Britain, China, Ethiopia, Japan and Russia, among others.
Just like the past editions, the athletes will compete in four different categories, namely, 42km full marathon, 21km half marathon, 10km run, and 5km fun run. Benson Tunyo Murkomen and Emily Chepkemoi clinched last year’s marathon with times of 2:08:36 and 2:25:45, respectively.
