Peres Jepchirchir winning the women’s marathon at the Tokyo World Athletics Championships.Top athletes competing at this
year’s World Athletics Championships in Tokyo will share more than Sh1.09 billion in prize money over the
nine-day event.
The championships feature 49
events, 24 for men, 24 for women, and the mixed 4x400m relay, which was won by
the United States on the opening night. World Athletics confirmed that the
prize purse remains the same as in the 2023 edition held in Budapest.
Winners of individual events will
each pocket Sh9.03 million,
while gold medal relay teams will split Sh10.32
million.
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