Eliud Kipchoge came in position 10 in the recently concluded Tokyo Marathon on Sunday where Benson Kipruto came first.
Reports indicate that Eliud Kipchoge will receive the lowest amount he has ever received from a marathon after coming the worst position since his debut back in 2012.
However, fellow Kenyan Benson Kipruto won the race in a course-record 2:02:16 ahead of countrymen Timothy Kiplagat (2:02:55) and Vincent Ngetich (2:04:18).
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According to reports, the Tokyo Marathon had a total of 40.3 million Japanese Yen (Ksh39,183,040) that had been set aside for top performers with rewards going to the top 10 finishers in the race.
Kipruto took home the biggest sum of 11 million Japanese Yen (Ksh10,692,650) for winning the race and an additional 3 million Japanese Yen (Ksh2,916,235) bonus for breaking the course record, bringing his total to Ksh13,608,885.
Kiplagat pocketed 4,000,000 million Yen (Ksh3,837,835) for his second place, while Kipkemoi earned 2,000,000 Yen (Ksh1,918,917) for his third place
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However, Kipchoge who came 10th place will pocket the lowest ammount earning him the last prize of ¥100,000 (Ksh95,945) from the marathon organisers. However, Kipchoge will still bank much more as he commands a substantial sum in appearance fees being the Olympic champion, and there is also more from his sponsors such as footwear and apparel corporation Nike.
Meanwhile, Ethiopians Hailemaryam Kiros and Tsegaye Getachew who managed fourth and fifth took home ¥1,000,000 (Ksh959,458) and ¥750,000 (Ksh719,594) respectively.
Kenya’s Betwel Kibet, who finished sixth, will be awarded ¥500,000 (Ksh479,729), Israeli Haimro Alame, who was seventh, and another Kenyan Simon Kariuki in eighth position, will pocket ¥400,000 (Ksh383,783) and ¥300,000 (Ksh287,837) respectively.
Ninth place, which went to Japanese Kenya Sonota, will see him take home ¥200,000 (Ksh191,891) from the event organisers in Tokyo.