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Kenyan, Ethiopian athletes to battle for honours in Frankfurt

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Brimin Misoi runs to the finish line during Nairobi Marathon on May 08,2022. He emerged the winner in the 42km category. [Denish Ochieng]

Kenyan athletes will be renewing rivalry with their Ethiopian counterparts at the Frankfurt marathon as the German race returns to action tomorrow after a two-year break occasioned by the Covid-19 pandemic.

Organisers have assembled a strong elite field, and all indications point to a showdown pitting Kenyan marathon stars against their Ethiopian counterparts, in both the men and women's races.

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