Kendagor, Kemboi lined up for Mumbai Marathon

Joshua Kipkorir from Kenya runs in the Standard Chartered Mumbai Marathon 2017 in Mumbai on January 15, 2017 [Courtesy]

Jacob Kendagor and Elijah Kemboi will lead Kenyan charges at the 2019 Tata Mumbai Marathon in January 20.

Last year, Ethiopians chalked up victories in men’s and women’s races and they lead the elite field this year. Kendagor will carry his 2:07:33 personal best to the start line. He triumphed in 2013 in men’s race at the Berlin Half Marathon in 59:36. Kemboi, 34, goes to Mumbai with a 2:07:34 marathon personal best he recorded when he led a 1-2-3-4 Kenyan finish at the 2013 Frankfurt Marathon.