Mateiko leads Kenyan men to clean sweep as women disappoint in RAK half marathon
24th February 2024
The race was held on Saturday 24 February in Qatar.
- Mateiko produced a monstrous performance at the 2024 Ras AL Khaimah (RAK) Half marathon which was held in the Gulf nation earlier on Saturday.
- He stopped the clock in a promising time of 58:45 as Kenyan road race runners swept the podium clean.
- In the women’s category, Kenyan women were shown dust by their East African rivals.
Daniel Kibet Mateiko, the man who pushed the late Kelvin Kiptum to break the world record at the 2023 Chicago Marathon, has conquered
Qatar.
Mateiko produced a monstrous performance at the 2024 Ras AL
Khaimah (RAK) Half marathon which was held in the Gulf nation earlier on Saturday.
He stopped the clock in a promising time of 58:45 as Kenyan road race runners swept the podium clean.
Mateiko was followed by John Kipkosgei Korir, who is the younger brother to the former Cherangany Member of Parliament Wesley Korir, and Isaia Kipkoech Lasoi with the duo clocking 58:50 and 58:55 respectively.
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Other Kenyan male participants in the race Bernard Koech
(59:42) and Amos Kurgat Kibiwot (59:51) settled for fifth and eighth positions
respectively.
In the women’s category, Kenyan women were shown dust by
their East African rivals. Ethiopia’s Tsigie Gebreselama won the coveted title
in 1:05:14 ahead of his compatriot and pre-race favorite Ababel Yeshaneh who
crossed the finishing line in 1:05.44.
The third-place position went to Tanzania’s Jackline
Juma Sakilu who clocked 1:06.04, 27 seconds ahead of Kenya’s Margaret
Chelimo.
Chelimo was followed by her fellow countrywomen Evaline
Chirchir (1:06.36), Catherine Reline (1:06.49), and Peres Jepchirchir
(1:07.19).
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Kiptum reflects
The race winners in each category pocketed $15000
(approximately Ksh 2,150,649) with the money expected to be subjected to the
tax procedure.
More than 40 elite runners from different parts of the
country took part in the 17th edition of the race which was staged at AL Marjan
Island.
2024 Ras AL Khaimah Half Marathon Results
Top 5 Male Finishers
Daniel Mateiko - 58:45 - Kenya
John Korir - 58:50 - Kenya
Isaia Lasoi - 58:55 - Kenya
Gebra Dibaba - 59:38 - Ethiopia
Bernard Koech - 59:42 - Kenya
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Top 5 Female Finishers
Tsigie Gebreselama - 1:05.14 - Ethiopia
Ababel Yeshaneh - 1:05.44 - Ethiopia
Jackline Juma - 1:06.04 - Tanzania
Margaret Chelimo - 1:06.31 - Kenya
Evaline Chirchir - 1:06.36 - Kenya
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