18 November 2022 | Athletics

The 2022 MTN Kampala Marathon gets underway on Sunday 2oth, November at Kololo Independence grounds, and today, MTN has revealed some of the elite runners going to participate. In an event today, Ugandan Kiplimo Phillip who made his half marathon debut in the 2012 marathon and ran the distance in under one hour and two minutes was part of those revealed. The 31-year-old is a seasoned long-distance runner who finished fourth on his marathon debut at the 2014 Linz Marathon, running a time of 2:14:14 hours. As the previous winner of the 2019 edition in the 42Km category, Kiplimo will be battling for honors alongside fellow compatriot Joshua Chemutai Bekele who has also garnered experience over the 5000m distance. Kenyan marathoner Munyeki Charles Kiama has also been listed and he enters the fray with loads of experience. He is re-known for his spectacular show at the 2009 Chicago Marathon where he crossed the tape fourth in  2:07:06. Kiama is also revered after making podium place at the 2016 Warszawa Marathon in Poland. He ran 2:12:55 to complete the full marathon is style. "Uganda’s athletic champion Kiplimo Philip and Chemutai Joshua Bekele will lead his compatriots for the men’s 42 km race, pitting against their Kenyan and South Sudan counterparts Munyeki Charles Kiama, Felichay Faustino Oyo and Yousif Nyok Deng," read a tweet by MTN Uganda about the entries. https://twitter.com/mtnug/status/1593566838306131968 For kit collection, please visit the MTN Service Centres located at Forest Mall, Crested Towers, Shoprite Clocktower, Nkuruma Road, Victoria Mall Entebbe & MTN HQs along Jinja road. Buy your kit at a discount via the #MTNMoMo app or by simply dialing *165*77# and pick it up today.

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