The annual cat and mouse fight over honours at the 15th MTN Kampala Marathon ended with hosts Uganda flooring Kenya at Kololo Independence ground yesterday.
Uganda’s Joshua Chemutai emerged winner in the 42 KM race in the male category bagging Shs 20 million while Kenya’s Nasimiyu Wafula Lydia took the honours in the female category. Chemutai clocked a time of 2 hours, 18 minutes and 27 seconds.
Here is the breakdown of the results;
MTN MARATHON OFFICIAL RESULTS - 10KM MEN & WOMEN
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10KM Run Winners – Men |
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Position |
Race No. |
Name |
Country |
Race Time |
Cash Prize |
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1st |
22473 |
Maxwell Rotich |
Uganda |
00:29:47 |
UGX 1.5m |
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2nd |
22547 |
Kevin Kibet |
Uganda |
00:29:52 |
UGX 800,000 |
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3rd |
23403 |
Alex Chesuro |
Uganda |
00:30:05 |
UGX 500,000 |
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4th |
12999 |
Philip Kipyeko |
Uganda |
00:30:24 |
UGX 300,000 |
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5th |
22450 |
Andrew Kwemoi |
Uganda |
00:30:28 |
UGX 200,000 |
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10KM Run Winners – Women |
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Position |
Race No. |
Name |
Country |
Race Time |
Cash Prize |
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1st |
23385 |
Chemutai Peruth |
Uganda |
00:35:00 |
UGX 1.5m |
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2nd |
25731 |
Chesang Annet |
Uganda |
00:36:08 |
UGX 800,000 |
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3rd |
12998 |
Dorcus Ajok |
Uganda |
00:36:25 |
UGX 500,000 |
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4th |
22485 |
Teddy Chekwemoi |
Uganda |
00:37:30 |
UGX 300,000 |
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5th |
22463 |
Sharon Che Kwemboi |
Uganda |
00:37:36 |
UGX 200,000 |
Key Highlights:
- Ugandans have taken a clean sweep of both the women and men category of the 10km
- Race completion times were slower this year compared to last year for both men & women categories
- Alex Chesuro (men) was lucky this year as he finished 3rd – an improvement from last year when he finished 4th
- Chemutai Peruth retained her 10km crown winning the 2018 edition – just as she did in 2017
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FOR COMPARISON PURPOSES - PREVIOUS RACE RESULTS FOR MTN KAMPALA MARATHON - 2017 |
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10km 2017 Results – MEN
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10km 2017 Results – WOMEN
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MTN MARATHON OFFICIAL RESULTS – 21.1KM MEN & WOMEN
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21.1KM Run Winners – Men |
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Position |
Race No. |
Name |
Country |
Race Time |
Cash Prize |
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1st |
1391 |
Robert Chemonges |
Uganda |
01:03:31 |
UGX 4.5m |
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2nd |
1385 |
Martin Musau |
Uganda |
01:03:32 |
UGX 2.5m |
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3rd |
1386 |
Abel Chebet |
Uganda |
01:03:40 |
UGX 1.5m |
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4th |
2291 |
Kiplangat Victor |
Uganda |
01:03:58 |
UGX 750,000 |
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5th |
2305 |
Ayeko Thomas |
Uganda |
01:04:18 |
UGX 375,000 |
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21.1KM Run Winners – Women |
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Position |
Race No. |
Name |
Country |
Race Time |
Cash Prize |
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1st |
2286 |
Linet Toroitich Chebet |
Uganda |
01:16:08 |
UGX 4.5m |
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2nd |
1379 |
Patricia Chekwemboi |
Uganda |
01:16:37 |
UGX 2.5m |