Millions are up for grabs in the upcoming annual Belgut Marathon where there is lucrative prize money for different categories.Download our Mozzart Sport app for more newsThe event, which will take place on Sunday, 23 August has established itself as one of the most sought after races not only in Rift Valley but the country at large.##NAJAVA_MECA_9889935##Sponsored by Belgut MP Nelson Koech, who is an ardent athletics supporter, the tournament draws athletes from across the country in a jubilation ceremony at Belgut constituency as they compete for 21km, 10km and 5km respectively.For the 2026 edition, Hon. Koech has put up for grabs a total prize money of Ksh4.92 million that will be distributed among 30 individual winners.The biggest winners will be in the 21km category, where the winner will walk home with Ksh500,000 with the second and third place slots earning the winners Ksh250,000 and Ksh150,000 respectively.Suspended Ethiopian track star announces birth of first childThe fourth-placed finisher will earn Ksh100,000 while a fifth place finish will earn the winner Ksh75,000 with sixth place worth Ksh50,000.Seventh place finish in the half marathon is worth Ksh30,000 as the eighth, ninth and 10th place winners take home Ksh20,000 each.Kenya formally submits bid to host 2029 World Athletics ChampionshipsIn the 10km category, the winner will walk home Ksh100,000 richer, as the runners-up and second runners-up win Ksh75,000 and Ksh50,000 respectively.Fourth-place finish will be worth Ksh30,000 while a fifth-place spot will earn Ksh20,000 as sixth to 10th place winners earn Ksh10,000 each.Former Kip Keino classic winner's dream shattered by three-year doping banThe prize money is even lower in the 5km category where the winner will bank Ksh50,000, the runners-up take home Ksh40,000 while the third and fourth-place finish will earn Ksh30,000 and Ksh20,000 respectively.A fifth-place spot will be worth Ksh10,000 as the sixth to 10th-place finishers earn Ksh5,000 each.
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