BingwaFest athletics extravaganza takes Coast Region by Storm
In the much anticipated lucrative 10,000m, Shadrack Ngumbau stormed to victory in 29:34.5 ahead of Ezra Chelimo and Benson Moshon
The 2021 3,000m World U20 champion Teresiah Muthoni Gateri won gold in the women’s 1,500m as the BingwaFest Coast edition athletics showdown unfolded at the Shanzu Teachers Training College on Wednesday, February 19.
Muthoni clocked 4:18.2 to finish first ahead of Nancy Jepkemei and Alposina Manani to take home Ksh 150,000, as Jepkemei took home Ksh 100,000 while Manani won Ksh 60,000. The men’s race saw Larry Melvin, Festus Kiprop, and Victor Kipkirui make the podium as well.
In the much anticipated lucrative 10,000m, Shadrack Ngumbau stormed to victory in 29:34.5 ahead of Ezra Chelimo and Benson Moshon. In the women’s race, Diana Chepkorir clocked 35:03.6 to finish first as Debora Chemutai and Diana Wanza came home second and third respectively.
Following their wins, the gold medalists over the 10,000m took home Ksh 300,000 as the first and second runners pocketed Ksh 250,000 and Ksh 200,000 respectively. The athletes who finished fourth and fifth rounded off the prize bracket and received Ksh 100,000 and Ksh 75,000 in that order.
The women’s 100m saw Monicah Saphania edge out Amutavi Laveta and Ivon Mwangala after cutting the tape in 11.9 seconds as Robinson Motende ruled the men’s race ahead of Charles Nyamwea and Moses Wasike.
Athletics was one of the four disciplines in the BingwaFest sports extravaganza that did not take place this month. The event was pushed forward to allow the National Cross-Country Championship TO take place.
In the women’s 400m, Hellen Syombua won ahead of Brivian Nelima and African Championships bronze medalist in the 4x400m relay Joan Cherono who finished third. In the men’s race, 2024 4×400 Metres Relay African Champion David Sanyek finished first ahead of Prison’s teammate Nathaniel Kipngetich and Elijah Matayo.
In the 5,000m category, Diana Jepkorir finished first as Fridah Ndinda and Faith Cherono finished second and third in the women’s race as Festus Kiprop triumphed in the men’s with Victor Kipkirui and Bernard Kikumbi coming home second and third.
Winners in this category were 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.
Prizes for the top five in the 100m, 4000m, 800m, and 1,500m were the same, with gold medalists receiving Ksh 150,000, 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 saw winning teams awarded Ksh 100,000, as position two and three receive Ksh 60,000 and Ksh 30,000 respectively.
