Former Boston Marathon champion Sharon Jemutai Cherop has vowed to challenge a ruling, made by the High Court in Eldoret, that ordered her to surrender 40 percent of her multi-million-shilling estate to her ex-husband.Cherop is embroiled in a legal showdown with her former husband, retired runner turned her manager and pacesetter Mathew Bowen. The tussle comes barely three years after their marriage was officially dissolved.Download our MozzartSport App For More NewsNation reports that at the centre of the dispute is an expansive portfolio of prime real estate and commercial assets estimated to be worth Ksh 40 million across Uasin Gishu and Elgeyo-Marakwet counties, that include their matrimonial home in Kaptagat, a student hostel block along the Eldoret-Iten Highway in Kimumu comprising 52 bedsitters, a property in Tambach and disputed parcels of land held in joint names.Cherop, who is appealing the order, says she will fight the judgment all the way to the Supreme Court if necessary."I cannot allow my hard-earned estate to be shared with someone who did not contribute anything," she says, adding that she is determined to protect the fortune she built through years of competing on the global running circuit.Istanbul Marathon getting 'jubilee-ready' with fastest elite field everThe 42-year-old started out as a track athlete back in 1999, completing in the 3000m, 5000m and 10000m both locally and internationally. She won bronze in the 5000m at the World U20 Championships in 2000 when the Junior Championship was hosted in Chile.She made her international half marathon debut in 2005, competing for 1:19:07 in Coban, Guatemala. Two years later, she was making her international marathon debut with a 2:38:45 show in United States. At the World Championship in 2011, hosted in Daegu, Cherop placed third in the marathon for bronze, clocking 2:29:14. He same year she finished third in Boston.##NAJAVA_MECA_10075977##A year later, she triumphed in Boston, winning in 2:31:50. She finished second in Berlin in 2013, settling for third place in Boston the same year. She has continued to compete, and has, this year, raced in three marathons Lagos City finishing eighth, Kigali Marathon where she placed ninth and most recently in September at the 48th Warsaw Marathon, finishing fifth.Cherop insists that she single-handedly financed the multi-million-shilling investments, arguing that while Bowen's name appeared on some title deeds, this was done out of "love, affection, and to soothe his ego as the head of the family."Obiri, Chepkirui renew rivalry in New York City, who wins?In response, Bowen, a retired international athlete himself who is reportedly a coach in the US now, argued that he played an indispensable, hands-on role in building the family's wealth. His legal submissions maintained that the funds remitted to him during the marriage were standard compensation for his work as Cherop's manager and pacesetter.He says he spearheaded the physical acquisition and development of said properties and has accused his ex wife of sidelining him in major property decisions.London Marathon considering major change to chase Ruth Chepngetich's World Record
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