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Relax, Eldoret City Marathon is back like it never left

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Women participate in 42 km race during the forth edition of Eldoret City Marathon in Eldoret Uasin County yesterday. Emily Chebet (third right) won the race. [Peter Ochieng, Standard]

Eldoret City Marathon is making a grand return this year after a sponsorship hitch caused the cancellation of the 2023 edition.

The 2024 edition of the marathon that has electrified Eldoret, the City of Championships since the inaugural event in 2018, was officially launched on Monday.

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