MOMBASA, Kenya, Feb 20 – Former World Under-20 champion Teresiah Muthoni Gateri gained gold within the ladies’s 1500m because the BingwaFest Coast version athletics showdown unfolded on the Shanzu Teachers Training College on Wednesday.
Muthoni clocked 4:18.2 to complete first forward of Nancy Jepkemei and Alposina Manani to take dwelling Ksh 150,000, as Jepkemei Pocketed Ksh 100,000 whereas Manani gained Ksh 60,000.
The males’s race noticed Larry Melvin, Festus Kiprop, and Victor Kipkirui make the rostrum in that order.
In the a lot anticipated profitable 10,000m, Shadrack Ngumbau stormed to victory in 29:34.5 forward of Ezra Chelimo and Benson Moshon.
In the ladies’s race, Diana Chepkorir clocked 35:03.6 to complete first as Debora Chemutai and Diana Wanza got here dwelling second and third respectively.
Following their wins, the gold medalists over the ten,000m took dwelling Ksh 300,000 as the primary and second runners pocketed Ksh 250,000 and Ksh 200,000 respectively.
The athletes who completed fourth and fifth rounded off the prize bracket and obtained Ksh 100,000 and Ksh 75,000 in that order.
The ladies’s 100m noticed Monicah Saphania edge out Amutavi Laveta and Ivon Mwangala after slicing the tape in 11.9 seconds as Robinson Motende dominated the boys’s race forward of Charles Nyamwea and Moses Wasike,
Athletics, one of many 4 disciplines within the BingwaFest sports activities extravaganza, didn’t happen alongside soccer, basketball, and rugby earlier this month as is the norm because it was pushed ahead to permit the National Cross-Country Championship, which Betika sponsors, happen.
In the ladies’s 400m, Hellen Syombua gained forward of Brivian Nelima and African Championships bronze medalist within the 4x400m relay Joan Cherono who completed third.
In the boys’s race, 4×400 Metres Relay African Champion David Sanyek gained forward of Prison’s teammate Nathaniel Kipngetich and Elijah Matayo.
In the 5,000m class, Diana Jepkorir cruised to victory as Fridah Ndinda and Faith Cherono crossed the road second and third within the ladies’s race respectively as Festus Kiprop triumphed within the males’s with Victor Kipkirui and Bernard Kikumbi coming dwelling second and third in that order.
Winners on this class have been awarded Ksh 250,000, second-place finishers Ksh 150,000, third-place Ksh 100,000, fourth-place Ksh 50,000, and fifth-place Ksh 30,000.
Betika Brand Manager Erick Mwiti stated: “We appreciate the enthusiasm and patience of the athletes and fans of athletics at the BingwaFest Coast Edition as this had to take place almost two weeks after the other events took place.”
“While the delay was unexpected, we are committed to ensuring a seamless experience for all and we were happy to see the huge turnout today. We remain dedicated to supporting athletics and providing a platform for Kenyan talent to shine. Next on the calendar is the Nairobi edition and we hope to see a similar turnout.”
Prizes for the highest 5 within the 100m, 4000m, 800m, and 1,500m have been the identical, with gold medalists receiving Kshb150,000, silver medalists Ksh 100,000, and bronze medalists Ksh 60,000.
The fourth and fifth place finishers will pocket Ksh 30,000 and Ksh 20,000.
The 4×400 and 4×100 relays noticed profitable groups awarded Ksh 100,000, as place two and three obtain Ksh 60,000 and Ksh 30,000 respectively.
The different disciplines passed off simply over per week in the past, with winners in soccer and rugby pocketing Ksh 1 million every whereas the profitable groups within the 3×3 basketball went dwelling Ksh 500,000 richer.
The first runners-up for soccer and rugby have been awarded Ksh 500,000 whereas the second runners-up rounded off the prize class and obtained Ksh 250,000.
In basketball, the groups that completed second and third took dwelling Ksh 250,000 and Ksh 100,000 respectively.
BingwaFest has to this point transversed six areas specifically; Western Region version held in Mumias in August, Nyanza Edition hosted in Kisumu in September, which was adopted by the Eastern Region chapter in October at Machakos, the Rift Valley version at Eldoret in December 2024, and lately the Mountain Edition in Meru final month, and now the Coast Edition in Mombasa with Nairobi set as the subsequent cease.