Kazungula marathon winners to pocket P50,000

Runners who finish in position four pocket P15, 000 and P10, 000 is for the fifth placed athletes. The prize monies are for both men and women. Athletes finishing in the top 10 positions will be rewarded with cash as well. The new marathon has other races being 42.2km veteran men and women, 21km senior men and women, 10km senior and junior women, 10km senior and junior men. There is also a 5km fun race. The marathon is scheduled for February 26 in Kasane and at Kazungula.

Speaking during a media conference yesterday, the marathon chief executive officer (CEO), Obert Morgan said the title sponsor of the marathon, First National Bank Botswana has pumped in P1 million towards the event. He also said it is not easy to get sponsorship from a big bank like FNB and they had to be smart with their proposal. He said preparations for the event started in 2020 but they were disturbed by the COVID-19 pandemic. “Preparations are going well and we have been doing robust activations around the country. We are doing this to attract more people to register and registration has been extended to January 31,” he said.