Ksh32m up for grabs for Team Kenya at Kampala WXC
World athletics governing body, the IAAF has announced a total of Ksh32m (US$310,000) in prize money will be awarded to the leading runners in the senior races at the World Cross Country Championships Kampala that kick off on Sunday 26.
Deputy Team Manager for Team Kenya Mike Kosgei told Citizen Digital on Tuesday the athletes are taking part in sepcialised training in what is the final chapter of preparations before departing for the Ugandan where they hope to collect all the available honours before them.
Winners of the individual men’s and women’s races will each earn Ksh3.1m (US$30,000) with money paid out to the top six finishers.
In total, US$140,000 is on offer in the two senior races.
In the team contest in both senior races, there is another prize pool of US$140,000, with US$20,000 going to the winning team, with prizes awarded to sixth place in both races, where the pay out by the IAAF is US$4000.
There is also a total prize pool of US$30,000 on offer for the inaugural relay race, with US$12,000 earmarked for the winning team. Here, the first four teams across the line will be awarded prize money.
Prize Money (in US$) – senior men’s and women’s races only*
Individual races:
1st – 30,000
2nd – 15,000
3rd – 10,000
4th – 7000
5th – 5000
6th – 3000
Team races:
1st – 20,000
2nd – 16,000
3rd – 12,000
4th – 10,000
5th – 8000
6th – 4000
Relay race:
1st – 12,000
2nd – 8000
3rd – 6000
4th – 4000
* No prize money paid for the junior races. The payment of prize money in the senior races is dependent upon the athletes clearing the usual anti-doping procedures.
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