First Lady Margaret Kenyatta to grace Beyond Zero Marathon

The fourth edition of the Beyond Zero Half Marathon is set for Sunday at Nyayo National Stadium.

The race which is held to help raise funds to support health matters of women, children and people living with disabilities will be graced by her Excellency First Lady Margaret Kenyatta.

The race will have a 21km race for elite athletes, the 10km race for non-elites, a 5km race for children and a corporate run.

For the first time in the history of the race, there will be a wheelchair race for the disabled.

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All races will begin at Nyayo national stadium before the participants run through the Uhuru Highway and Bunyala Road and then back to Nyayo stadium.

During the last three editions of the race, 52 fully kitted mobile clinics have been installed across different Counties in Kenya according to the event organizers.

In this year’s edition, over 20,000 participants are set to take part in the Beyond Zero Half Marathon slated to take place Sunday.

The Half Marathon will feature intellectually and visually impaired competitors.

The event has been incorporated in accordance with the international standards for 21km and 10 km road races and will feature

The National Paralympics team will be using the Beyond Zero Half Marathon as a pre-qualifier for the2020 Paralympics Games to be held in Tokyo, Japan.

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