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Rugby on The Road, Embakasi Community rule at Nairobi Region BingwaFest

The much-anticipated men’s football final was abandoned in stoppage time with Leads United leading Githurai All Stars 1-0 following crowd trouble

Rugby on The Road (RoR) and Embakassi Community are the BingwaFest Nairobi region rugby kings and queens after emerging victorious at the Nairobi Polo Club grounds.

RoR beat Homeboyz 7-0 in the men’s final as the Embakassi outfit got the better of Dagoretti Community, defeating them 26-7 in the exciting women’s final to book their slot in the national finals set for April.

In the women’s football final, Embakasi South Ladies edged out TUK Ravens by a solitary goal courtesy of Elizabeth Khisa in the 21st minute as Landi Mawe Ladies beat Kayole Starlets ‘B’ 2-0 to claim the third spot.

The much-anticipated men’s football final was abandoned in stoppage time with Leads United leading Githurai All Stars 1-0 following crowd trouble, with a decision on the matter set to be made in due time.

In the 3×3 basketball, Seniors whitewashed Chill Guys 21-8 in the men’s final as Bulldogs beat Starlets 16-13 in the ladies final to be crowned champions.

RoR, Embakasi Community, and Embakasi South Ladies pocketed Ksh 1 million each while the winning teams in the 3×3 basketball, Seniors and Bulldogs, went home KSh 500,000 richer. The first runners-up for football and rugby were awarded KSh 500,000 while the second runners-up received Ksh 250,000. In basketball, the teams that finished second and third took home Ksh 250,000 and Ksh 100,000 respectively.

In athletics, more than Ksh 5 million will be up for grabs on Thursday at the Nairobi West Prison in the various track disciplines that will be on show, with both male and female athletes receiving equal prize money. Athletics action was postponed paving way for the 2nd AK Track & Field Weekend Meeting held at Thika Stadium.

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Gold medalists in the lucrative 10,000m will take home Ksh 300,000 as the first and second runners up will pocket KSh 250,000 and Ksh 200,000 respectively. Athletes who finish fourth and fifth will round off the prize bracket and will receive Ksh 100,000 and Ksh 75,000 in that order.

In the 5,000m category, winners will be awarded Ksh 250,000, second place finishers Ksh 150,000, third place KES 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 will be the same, with gold medalists receiving Ksh 150,000, silver medalists Ksh100,000, and bronze medalists Ksh 60,000. The fourth and fifth place finishers will pocket Ksh 30,000 and Ksh 20,000.

This was the last regional stop for the multi-disciplinary event which kicked off with the Western Region edition held in Mumias in August last year before moving to Kisumu in September for the Nyanza Edition, followed by the Eastern Region chapter in October at Machakos, the Rift Valley edition at Eldoret in December to wrap action in 2024, the Mountain Edition in Meru in January, and recently the Coast Edition earlier this month.

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