Cosmas Koech and Shelimita Muriuki will be at the starting line up to defending their Mombasa International marathon title in the Coastal Town on Sunday morning.
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With the race dubbed “Run For a The Girl Child” the duo will be targeting a back to back titles in the race sponsored by Safaricom with registration closing on the material day.
Apart from the 42km distance, Stephen Mwendwa and Celestine Jepchirchir will be yearning to defend their 10km distance too.
Winners in 42km will pocket Kshs: 500,000 in both gender after the prize money was increased since the inauguration of the race in 1983.
The marathon has over the years attracted hundreds of local and international athletes offering a platform to nurture talents and promote athletics locally and internationally