Consider, for instance, that the 2015 London Marathon contributed 128 million pounds of economic benefits to the city alone! Estimates indicate that the 2019 London Marathon surpassed the one billion pound mark. With this enabling potential, the economic will of the London Marathon can be replicated in Addis Ababa and in Nairobi. Conversely, we look forward to see Kenyan marathon runners compete in the Great Ethiopian Run in Addis Ababa. As we look forward to the London Marathon in April, may the best man win in the duel between Kenya’s Eliud Kipchoge and Ethiopia’s Kenenisa Bekele.

Source: Daily Nation March 08, 2020 03:00 UTC