Mistake that cost Kenyan Ksh3.9 million after winning Hangzhou Marathon [VIDEO]
Reading Time: 2min | Sun. 10.11.24. | 08:35
The win had handed Kibet Ksh3.9 million more
Kenya's Moses Kibet and Helah Kiprop completed a Kenyan double at this year's Hangzhou Marathon on Sunday 3 November.
However, the men's results have been pulled down from the World Athletics Calender/Results section, with only the women's results showing.
Volunteer’s Misstep at #Hangzhou #Marathon Costs Runner $30K!💸 At the 2024 Hangzhou Marathon, a dramatic turn of events occurred in the final stretch. Due to a suspected volunteer error, the leading runner was mistakenly directed, allowing the second-place runner to surge ahead… pic.twitter.com/HOIGGradbd
— Shanghai Daily (@shanghaidaily) November 4, 2024
Kibet's story of the victory is one that elicits mixed reactions as he clocked 2:07:47 to set a new course record.
A volunteer’s mistake where he appears on video directing the first two runners the wrong way, off the view of the cameras before they re-emerge with Kibet ahead, as he goes on to break the course record and earn Ksh3.9 million more for first place.
Kibet, the official first-place finisher clocked 2:07:47, just 5 seconds ahead.
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Meanwhile, Kiprop came home in 2:22:57 to win the women's race in her second-fastest marathon ever.
She finished two minutes ahead of Sadiya Awel of Ethiopia who clocked 2:24:57 and Sifan Melaku who completed the podium places in 2:27:10.
The 2024 race marked the first time in the history of international marathon events that a robot had been introduced as an official pacer, turned into a "rabbit" this time.
