Eldoret fans watch their stars in action
Eliud Kipchoge’s wife Grace Sugut (second row, right) and their children watch London Marathon on April 22, 2018 with athletics fans at Klique Restaurant in Eldoret. PHOTO | JARED NYATAYA |
What you need to know:
- Athletes who attended the session were trained on investment, anti-doping and taxation.
- Kipchoge’s wife Grace Sugut who attended the session said the celebrated marathoner had assured her that he would win. “I’m very happy to have seen him win the race,” Sugut, accompanied by their two children Lyne and Gordon, said.
As Vivian Cheruiyot and Eliud Kipchoge were winning London Marathon titles thousands of kilometres away from home, Sunday, elite and upcoming athletes converged on Eldoret’s Klique Restaurant along Eldoret-Nakuru highway to cheer them to victory.
It was a good day for athletics lovers in Eldoret, given that Eldoret City Marathon was also held yesterday. Sunday’s marathon viewing sessions, dubbed ‘viewerthon’, was organised by Bank of Africa.
Athletes who attended the session were trained on investment, anti-doping and taxation.
Kipchoge’s wife Grace Sugut who attended the session said the celebrated marathoner had assured her that he would win. “I’m very happy to have seen him win the race,” Sugut, accompanied by their two children Lyne and Gordon, said.
Kipchoge’s training partner, three time World Half Marathon champion Geoffrey Kamworor, former Olympic champion in marathon Stephen Kiprotich, 800m Commonwealth Games champion Wycliffe Kinyamal, former World Half Marathon bronze medalist Sally Chepyego, marathoner Laban Korir, former World and Olympic champion in 3,000 steeplechase Ezekiel Kemboi among many others attended the viewerthon.
Representatives of Isuzu EA Ltd said they were proud to be associated with Kipchoge as brand ambassador.
