-KSh17 million in cash prizes up for grabs by individuals and teams participating in the athletics, 3×3 basketball, football, and rugby during the sports extravaganza.
DENNIS MURMI NJIRU-IMG KENYA LIMITED.
The finals of the last leg of the 2024/25 Betika BingwaFest are set to take place this weekend starting on Friday 28th February to Sunday 2nd at the Nairobi Polo Club Grounds, off Ngong Rd, Kenya.
More than 5000 sportsmen and women are set to compete across athletics, 3×3 basketball, football, and rugby during the sports extravaganza, with up to KSh17 million in cash prizes up for grabs by individuals and teams.
Winners in football and rugby, both men and women, will pocket KES 1 million each while the winning teams in the 3×3 basketball will go home KES 500,000 richer.
The first runners-up for football and rugby will be awarded KES 500,000 while the second runners-up are set to receive KES 250,000.
In basketball, the teams that finish second and third will take home KES 250,000 and KES 100,000 respectively.
In athletics, more than KES 5M will be up for grabs in the various track disciplines, with both male and female athletes receiving equal prize money.
Gold medalists in the lucrative 10,000m will take home KES 300,000, while the first and second runners-up will pocket KES 250,000 and KES 200,000, respectively.
Athletes who finish fourth and fifth will round off the prize bracket and will receive KES 100,000 and KES 75,000 in that order.
In the 5,000m category, winners will be awarded KES 250,000, second-place finishers KES 150,000, third-place KES 100,000, fourth-place KES 50,000, and fifth-place KES 30,000.
Prizes for the top five in the 100m, 4000m, 800m, and 1,500m will be the same, with gold medalists receiving KES 150,000, silver medalists KES 100,000, and bronze medalists KES 60,000.
The fourth and fifth-place finishers will pocket KES 30,000 and KES 20,000.
Speaking ahead of the three-day sports extravaganza, Betika’s PR Manager Katherine Arudo said, “We’re beyond excited to be in Nairobi this week for the final regional leg of the 2024/25 BingwaFest! This region is packed with incredible sports talent, and it wasn’t easy narrowing down the teams. But moving forward, we’re committed to finding ways to include as many teams as possible, giving more young athletes the opportunity to take part. The journey through all the regions has been so rewarding, and we can’t wait to see what amazing talent Nairobi has to offer. With the regional finals wrapping up, the national championships are quickly approaching, and we’re expecting an incredible showdown in April.”
Football action kicked off with the preliminary matches on Monday 24th February and will be played through to Thursday at four different venues.
The venues are Pand Pieri Grounds in Githurai, and the Makongeni Grounds for the teams from Nairobi East, while those from Nairobi West play at Ligi Ndogo Grounds and the BP Grounds in Kawangware. The football finals action will be hosted at the Polo Club.
This will be the last regional stop for the multi-disciplinary event which kicked off with the Western Region edition held in Mumias in August last year before moving to Kisumu in September for the Nyanza Edition.
It was followed by the Eastern Region chapter in October at Machakos, the Rift Valley edition at Eldoret in December to wrap action in 2024, the Mountain Edition in Meru in January, and recently the Coast Edition earlier this month.
Betika is a leading sports betting platform in Kenya, dedicated to promoting sports excellence and providing thrilling entertainment experiences for fans across the country.
With a strong commitment to integrity, innovation, and community engagement, Betika continues to redefine the sports betting landscape, empowering athletes, and fans alike to embrace the thrill of sports.
BingwaFest is a nationwide multi-sport grassroot extravaganza, aimed at raising the profile of sports in Kenya, and showcasing the huge untapped talent across the country and played across multiple sporting codes, namely, football, rugby, basketball, and athletics.
The extravaganza fuses both sports and entertainment, also offering upcoming and established artistes a platform to showcase their talents.
ENDS.
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