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.

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.

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.

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