Elisha Kiprop is the winner of the 42 km Standard Chartered marathon that has is happening in Nairobi.
Elisha Kiprop used 2hours and 17 minutes to complete the race and be crowned as the new champion.
Paul Kibet came second while James Sang came in at the third place.
The Standard Chartered Nairobi Marathon 2018 has featured six race categories; 42km male and female, 21km male and female, 10km male and female, 21km wheelchair male and female, 5km Family Fun Run race and the popular 3km CEO challenge.
Part of the action from the #StanChartMarathon @StanChartKE @citizentvkenya pic.twitter.com/fIZyuTlnR5
— Bernard Ndong (@BernardNdong) October 28, 2018
Manjang disclosed that the bank will invest close to Sh100 million shillings in funding this year’s event. This includes more than Sh8 million prize money that will be awarded to the various winners in the competitive races.
Elisha Kiprop wins the 42kms race in 2 hours and 17 minutes pic.twitter.com/RJyl1IPPSA
— Citizen TV Kenya (@citizentvkenya) October 28, 2018
Since the launch of the Seeing is Believing initiative in 2003, the Bank has raised more than Sh250 million. Among the programmes funded so far include screening of 6.2 million people, 170,000 surgical interventions, training of over 2,000 health workers and upgrading of more than 10 health facilities around the country.
Months of exercising and the hard work he put in for the #StanChartMarathon 42 km race has finally paid off. Congratulations Elisha Kiprop for the good run. pic.twitter.com/GrzrVwfQHc
— Standard Chartered (@StanChartKE) October 28, 2018