Glorious Chepkurui and Francis Langat dominated the track, clinching gold in both the 5,000m and 10,000m races in Machakos.
Chepkirui clocked 16:40.8 in the 5,000m and 34:37.4 over the 10,000m race, respectively, while Langat timed 14:16.3 and 29:13.6 over the two races in that order.
Betika Head of Brand, Eric Mwiti, said: “Congratulations to all the winners at Machakos the past weekend. We look forward to seeing you at the national finals next year. We remain cognizant of the impact we have on the host communities. We believe BingwaFest extends beyond the games and into the community. We handed over the 10th basketball court, built from scratch to the people of Machakos, and we hope that this will be of great impact on the community.”
Chepkurui and Langat took home KES 550,000 each, KES 300,000 for winning the 10,000m and KES 250,000 for triumphing in the 5,000m race.
Up next on the BingwaFest calendar is the Nairobi region finals set for next month. The second edition of the competition kicked off in August in Nakuru for the Rift Valley region finals, followed by the Nyanza region leg in Siaya last month, then Eastern Region’s at Machakos