Kenyan athletic heroes are among the top athletes to benefit from the KSh 750 million ($ 7,194,000) in prize money for exemplary performance at the IAAF World Championships in Beijing.
The athletes, who were received at the airport by Deputy President William Ruto on Tuesday, September 1, 2015, will be paid the millions of shillings upon clearing the anti-doping procedures.
Gold medalists Vivian Cheruiyot (10,000m), Ezekiel Kemboi (3000m steeplechase), Nicholas Bett (400m hurdles), David Rudisha (800m), Julius Yego (javelin throw), Hyvin Kiyeng Jepkemoi (3000m steeplechase) will get KSh 6.2 million ($60,000) each from the IAAF.
Silver medalists Geoffrey Kamworor (10,000m), Conseslus Kipruto (3000m Steeplechase), Faith Kipyegon (1500m), Caleb Ndiku (5000m), Helah Kiprop (marathon) and Elijah Manangoi (1500m) will get KSh 3.1 million each.
Paul Tanui (10,000m), Brimin Kipruto (3000m steeplechase) and Eunice Sum (800m) will be awarded KSh 2.1 million each for finishing third.
Other athletes who finished out of the medal positions are also set to get cash rewards.
Five Kenyans who finished fourth in various events will be KSh 1.6 million richer after the anti-doping clearance.
Other five who finished fifth will get KSh 1 million per person while one Kenyan athlete will get KSh 620,000 for crossing the finish line at position six.
Three Kenyans will get KSh 520,000 each for finishing in position seven while three other will be awarded KSh 420,000 for being eigth in their events.
Kenya will not get any cash rewards from the relays where champions will earn KSh 8 million per team, KSh 4 million for second place team and KSh 2 million for the third.
Similarly, no Kenyan athlete will get the special world record bonus worth $100,000 (KSh 100 million) as none broke any record.
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