Eliud Kipchoge and Nancy Jelagat headline the 2022 BMW Berlin marathon slated for Sunday, September 25 in Germany.
Kipchoge will be returning to the city where he set the current marathon world record of 2:01.39 back in 2019.
The 37-year-old will line up against an elite field that includes the Ethiopian trio of Guye Adola, Dejene Debela and Tadu Abate.
Also Read: Former UTMB Champion Pau Capell Full of Praise for Kenya
Adola won the 2021 edition in an impressive fashion reaching the tape in 2:05.45 ahead of Kenya’s Bethwel Yegon and former 5,000m record holder Kenenisa Bekele.
Yegon and Bekele crossed the finishing line in 2:06.14 and 2:06.47 respectively in a race that Kipchoge did not grace.
In the women’s category, 2021 Valencia Marathon champion Nancy Jelagat Meto will square it out with the likes of Ethiopia’s Gutemi Shone Imana and United States’ Keira D’Amoto.
D’Amoto is the fastest woman going into the race, with a personal best of 2:19.12 which she set on January 15 at the Houston Marathon in Texas.
Also Read: Usain Bolt to Trademark His Celebration Pose
Meto who boosts of a personal best of 2:19.31 will be joined by other three Kenyans in that race including Maurine Chepkemoi, Rosemary Wanjiru, and Vivian Chepkirui.
Wanjiru, a 2015 African Games silver medalist will be making her full marathon debut in Berlin.
Kenyan athletes set to feature at Berlin Marathon
Male Athletes
Eliud Kipchoge
Mark Korir
Abel Kipchumba
Alex Kibet
Bethwell Yegon
Zablon Chumba
Female Athletes
Nancy Jelagat
Rosemary Wanjiru
Vibian Chepkirui
Maurine Chepkemoi
Also Read: Kenyan Athlete Speaks About Heart-Warming Gesture That Went Viral