Upstarts Mercy Kipchumba and Victor Kipchirchir were crowned the Eldoret City Marathon after winning their respective men and women and men's races on the streets of Eldoret on Sunday. Making her debut in the marathon, Kipchumba was dominant in the women’s race, edging out Venice marathon champion and training mate Judy Korir on the home-straight. “I am very happy to win in my first marathon after doing well in half marathons. Since the beginning of the year, I have been training for such big event and a win is a good consolation for my hard work,” said Kipchumba. Race director and two-time Boston Marathon champion Moses Tanui said: “As organisers, we managed to meet our expectations in hosting this race.

Source: The Star June 07, 2021 01:52 UTC