Triumphant Kenyan athletes return from Denmark
Kenya also bagged gold medals in the half marathon races while Mirriam Cherop added a bronze in the women's mile race. The post Triumphant Kenyan athletes return from Denmark appeared first on KBC Digital .
The triumphant Kenyan athletics team returned to Nairobi on Tuesday after securing top honors in the World Athletics Road Running Championships held in Copenhagen, Denmark. The squad emerged victorious, claiming an impressive total of 3 gold, 3 silver, and a bronze medal. Key medalists included Nicholas Kipkorir and Veronica Loleo, who both won silver in the half-marathon events, while Caroline Gitonga clinched gold in the 5km event.
Kenya's success extended to the men's half-marathon races, with multiple gold medals awarded. Mirriam Cherop demonstrated her prowess by adding a bronze medal in the women's mile race. Notably, Agnes Jebet Ng'etich demonstrated exceptional performance, claiming the half-marathon gold by a record-breaking time of 65:15. This time shattered the previous record set by Peres Jepchirchir in 2020, improving upon it by a full second.
Sports Cabinet Secretary Salim Mvurya warmly welcomed the returning athletes, expressing his admiration for the team's outstanding performance. Mvurya announced that individual gold medalists, as well as the entire winning team, would be rewarded with financial incentives. Breaking the record is set to net Kenyan athletes a staggering Ksh 5 million, while the standard individual gold award will be Ksh 2 million.
Agnes Ng'etich, who is currently absent, will travel to Kenya to claim her reward in the coming days, while the remaining team members are currently in Nairobi.
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