More than Ksh 100 million is on offer for exemplary performers at the Xiamen Marathon on Sunday.
The Xiamen Marathon slated for Sunday, January 7 is fast approaching, with more than Ksh100 million up for grabs for athletes who do exemplary well.
The marathon that will be staged in Xiamen in Fujian province, China will provide hundreds of millions to athletes as they look to kick start their year on a high.
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The athletes who cross the finish line first in 2:09:30 and 2:26:00 will be awarded Ksh7,053,750 in the men’s and women’s races respectively. Female and male athletes who clock above the time to win the race will be awarded Ksh3,930,000 each.
The second-place finishers who clock under 2:10:30 and 2:2:00 in the men’s and women’s races will be awarded Ksh3,144,000 each while those who finish above the time will walk away with Ksh2,358,000.
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The athletes who finish third and clock under 2:11:30 and 2:28:00 in the men’s and women’s races will be awarded Ksh2,043,600 each while those who clock above the times will walk away with Ksh1,729,200.
The athletes who finish fourth, fifth, and sixth will pocket Ksh1,572,000, Ksh1,257,600, and Ksh1,100,400 respectively while those who finish seventh and eighth will walk away with Ksh1,020,565 and Ksh942,060 in both the men’s and women’s races.
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Chinese runners will also be awarded with those crossing the finish line under 2:15:00 and 2:32:30 walking away with Ksh1,101,839 and those who clock below the time will bank Ksh550,889. The first 12 Chinese athletes who cross the finish line will be awarded with the 12th athlete walking away with Ksh22,035.57.
Athletes who break the world record will walk away with Ksh157,010,000 and they will earn an additional Ksh7,850,500. For breaking the course record, the athletes will be awarded Ksh4,710,300.