Eldoret City Marathon embraces technology as stars eye top prize

Belgium National Colonval Nicolas explains on how to use an electrical race and result timing machine at Eldoret Sports Club in Uasin Gishu County yesterday. Looking on is Eldoret City Marathon Director Moses Tanui and other officials. 05.06.2021 {Peter Ochieng, Standard}

As at least 1,000 athletes will run at the Eldoret City marathon today, a technology that defines the race’s international status will be in use – for the first time in the competition.

The radio-frequency identification (RFID) electronic timer named Race and Result Machine dispatched by a Belgian firm will be literally in action in the third edition of the star-studded event.