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President William Ruto has awarded cash prizes to all Olympic Gold medalists during a ceremony held today at the Eldoret State Lodge.
Athlete Beatrice Chebet received Sh6 million for winning two gold medals at the Olympics in Paris, France.
Each Gold medalist will receive Sh3 million per gold medal won, which means Faith Kipyegon (1500M race) and Emmanuel Wanyonyi (800M race) will also receive Sh3 million each.
Silver medalists have been awarded Sh2 million each, while Bronze medalists have received Sh1 million each. The government confirmed that the cash rewards have already been deposited into their bank accounts.
At the Paris Olympics, the African continent secured a total of 39 medals—13 gold, 12 silver, and 14 bronze—across 12 nations, with Kenya emerging as the most successful, achieving 11 podium finishes.
This was an increase of two medals compared to the tally in Japan three years ago, though it was still below the 45 medals won by African competitors in Rio 2016.
Kenya finished 17th overall in the 2024 Paris Olympic Games, winning a total of 11 medals: four gold, two silver, and five bronze.
Faith Kipyegon set a new Olympic record in the women’s 1500m with a time of 3:51.29 to secure her gold medal.
Emmanuel Wanyonyi claimed gold in the men’s 800m with a time of 1:41.19, the third fastest in history, just 0.2 seconds short of David Rudisha’s world record of 1:40.91 set in 2012.
Beatrice Chebet earned two gold medals, one in the women’s 5000m and the other in the 10000m race.
