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Eldoret City, Ethiopian Great Run enter into partnership ahead of race

3rd Edition Eldoret City Marathon 42km champion Victor Kipchirchir crossing the finish line clocking 2:08:56  in Uasin Gishu County on Sunday 6 June 2021. [Christopher Kipsang,Standard]

A partnership deal between Eldoret City Marathon and the Great Ethiopian Run International 10km was unveiled yesterday, just hours to today’s race in the North Rift’s agricultural town.

Organisers of the Eldoret City Marathon which electrifies a town popularly known as the City of Champions during this year’s Palm Sunday, described the partnership as a joint cooperation between two big races in countries (Kenya and Ethiopia) that fiercely compete in global races.

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