Millions Kenya’s CyBrian Kotut will bag from his second place at Berlin Marathon

Millions Kenya’s CyBrian Kotut will bag from his second place at Berlin Marathon

Joel Omotto 17:40 - 29.09.2024

Kenya’s CyBrian Kotut was the best placed Kenyan runner at the Berlin Marathon on Sunday and he will be rewarded handsomely for his second place finish.

Kenyan athletes might have endured a tough day at the Berlin Marathon on Sunday but CyBrian Kotut and Stephen Kiprop still walked away with a substantial sum for second and fourth place.

Kotutu clocked 2:03:22 to finish second behind Ethiopia’s Milkesa Mengesha, who won in 2:03:17, as his compatriot Haymanot Alew (2:03:31) finished third.

Kenya’s Kiprop was fourth after clocking 2:03:37 as the race had a new winner taking over from five-time champion Eliud Kipchoge, who did not feature in this year’s edition.

Berlin Marathon is one of the most lucrative races in the world with prize money reserved for all the top 10 finishers.

With his second-place finish, Kotut walked away with the $11,300 reserved for runners-ups and there is more, as a bonus of $16,950 was paid to athletes who clocked under 2:03:30.

It means Kotut will earn a total of $28,250 (Ksh3,636,138) from his second place in Berlin, a good return following on his second place finish at the 2023 Amsterdam Marathon.

Meanwhile, Kiprop will miss out on the time bonus after coming home eight seconds behind the required time, but will bank the $6,780 (Ksh872,673) that goes to fourth place finishers in the German capital.

It was a bad day at the office for Kenyan women who failed to finish in the top 10 with the best placed being Pauline Esikon in 16th position.

It means no Kenyan woman will get a share of the prize money in Berlin after Ethiopians dominated, claiming seven of the top 10 positions.

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