Athletes begin collecting bibs ahead of Chepsaita Cross Country set for Saturday

Hundreds of athletes from Nandi County today thronged Eliud Kipchoge Sports Complex to collect their bib numbers and T-shirts ahead of the Great Chepsaita Cross-Country race to be held on December 7 in Uasin Gishu County.

According to event director Kennedy Tanui, more than 10,000 athletes have registered to participate in the Chepsaita Great Run, a highly anticipated athletic event that brings together passionate, talented young and senior athletes to showcase their abilities and get discovered.

Tanui said that registration exercise has been closed .He however revealed that the organizers have put some measure to register the elite athletes who missed out to register online. They have put it some standby measures.

‘We have made arrangements for all of them. Some transport logistics here and there are being worked on so that all athletes behind here will access the venue. We have made adequate plans to host them at the venue. All plans are laid down, the final preparations now picking up. The venue at Chepsaita is quite ecstatic because everyone is eager to participate.’

The collection process will continue tomorrow (December 3rd) at the Eldoret Sports Club before moving to Chepsaita for two days to allow all registered runners to collect their running numbers ahead of race day on Saturday, December 7th.

Reigning All-Africa Games 5,000m and Nairobi City Half Marathon champion Robert Kiprop is among the elite runners who have already collected their running numbers in Iten.

Meanwhile, in the women’s U20 category, Alice Chemtai and Abigael Chemngagei are hoping to rewrite history with podium finishes on Saturday after disappointing performances in the inaugural race