Tata Steel Kolkata 25K | Elite Participation

25K Elite Prize Money
25K ELITE Prize Money Rules
Men Elite Athletes TATA Steel Kolkata 25K 2022
Female Elite Athletes TATA Steel Kolkata 25K 2022

25K ELITE

Finisher Medal

All 25K elite finishers will receive a Finisher Medal post their run.

Medals will not be posted to individual finishers.

Prize Money Structure

All prize money winnings are subject to prize money rules and race regulations.

[A] Top Overall 25K Finishers

(includes Indian and overseas finishers)

Finish Posn	Amount in US Dollars
Finish Posn	MEN	WOMEN
1st	7,500	7,500
2nd	5,000	5,000
3rd	3,000	3,000
4th	2,000	2,000
5th	1,000	1,000

[B] Top Indian 25K Finishers

(for Indian citizens residing in India)

Finish Posn	Amount in Indian Rupees
Finish Posn	MEN	WOMEN
1st	2,75,000	2,75,000
2nd	2,00,000	2,00,000
3rd	1,50,000	1,50,000
4th	1,00,000	1,00,000
5th	75,000	75,000
6th	50,000	50,000

[C] Event Record Bonus

Category	Men	Women
(i) 25K Elite (Overall) Champion	USD 3,000	USD 3,000
(ii) Winner amongst Indian Elite 25K	INR 75,000	INR 75,000

Winner Medals

Winner medals will be presented to (basis the prize money structure of the 25K elite),

Top 3 overall men and women finishers
Top 3 Indian men and women finishers

Merit Certificate

All finishers falling within the prize money structure will receive merit certificates certifying their prize money winning positions.

Timing Certificate

Timing Certificates of 25K elite finishers will be available for download from the event website within 7 working days after receiving final doping test results.

1. Race results announced on race day will be ‘provisional’. Final results and entitlement to prize money shall be subject to the rules mentioned herein and the Race Regulations.

Only those 25K runners confirmed by the Event Promoter as elite starting their race at the official 25K elite start time on Sunday, 18th December 2022 will be entitled to be considered for prize money given in Chart A and B, and bonus earnings given in Chart C of the prize money structure, where applicable.

A confirmed 25K elite runner starting his/her race at any start time other the official 25K elite start time shall be disqualified from the Event.

An Elite runner, Indian or international, who is one of the top overall 25K finishers, will be entitled to prize money stated in Chart A. The first 6 Indian elite 25K finishers who do not finish in the top overall 25K finishers, will be entitled to prize money in Chart B. However, where an Indian Elite runner finishes as one of the top overall 25K finishers, he/she will receive prize money stated either in Chart A or Chart B, whichever is higher.

In the instance of an Indian elite availing of the higher prize money amount from Chart B, there will be no change in the overall finishing position of the said Indian elite runner; the overall finishing positions remain the same.

Finish positions of the elite 25K runners shall be basis gun time only.

1. 25K Event Record Bonus and Jackpot:
  1. Bonus for overall elite 25K winner [Chart C(i)] – The event record bonus will be for the overall 25K elite winner finishing sub 1:13:05s (Men, 1:13:04s or faster) / sub 1:22:08s (Women, 1:22:07s or faster).
  2. Bonus for Indian elite 25K winner [Chart C(ii)] – The bonus amount will be for the Indian elite 25K winner finishing sub 1:15:17s (Men, 1:15:16s or faster) / sub 1:26:53s (Women, 1:26:52s or faster).
  3. The above 25K event record bonus and jackpot is eligible only for the elite 25K runners.
2. Elite athletes must cross the start line within 30 seconds of gun start time to be eligible for timings, rankings and thereby prize money.
3. In addition to the above, entitlement to finish positions and prize money winnings are also subject to–
  1. Bib tag timing captured across all timing points on the course, including at the start and finish mats,
  2. Physical verification by technical officials and anti-cheat cameras, and
  3. Dope test results (applicable only for relevant elite 25K finishers).
4. An elite 25K athlete refusing, for reasons whatsoever, to undergo dope testing (where chosen) will be disqualified from this Event and shall not be allowed to participate in the subsequent two editions of the Event. His/her finish position at the Tata Steel Kolkata 25K 2022 and consequent prize money entitlement shall stand disqualified and forfeited.
5. Athletes found to have interchanged their running number bib and/or bib tag with others, will be disqualified from the competition. Such athletes shall not be entitled to any timing or prize money (where applicable).
6. Prize winners declared may be required to submit further proof of identity/age, as may be required by the Event Promoter, for disbursement of prize money, failing which the Promoter may, at its sole discretion, withhold disbursement or disqualify the said participant from competition.
7. Prize money and bonus winnings are subject to applicable Indian Income Tax Rules, and the same would be borne by the winner.
8. Indian Elite runners entitled to prize money given in Chart A, will receive prize money equivalent in Indian Rupees calculated at the applicable exchange rate as on date of disbursement.

Protests and Appeals:

1. The athlete and/or his/her representative can appeal to the Race Referee in relation to the official race results declared, in writing, within 30 minutes of the official announcement of the results on race day. Results will be put up at the elite athlete tent.
2. The protest letter needs to be submitted at the Elite Result Appeals Desk outside the men elite athlete tent.
3. Where the Race Referee makes a decision, the athlete and/or the representative has the right to appeal to the Jury of Appeal. An appeal to the Jury of Appeal must be made at the Elite Result Appeals Desk within 30 minutes – (i) of the official announcement of the amended result which has been arrived at from the decision by the Race Referee, or (ii) of informing the person lodging the protest that the results will not be amended.
4. The Jury of Appeal shall deliver its decision within 14 working days of filing the appeal. The decision of the Jury of Appeal shall be final and there shall be no further right of appeal.
5. The Protests and Appeals for the elite races will be guided by rules given in this document, and the World Athletics Competition Rules in force on race day (i.e. 18th December 2022).

01	Leonard Barsoton	(KENYA)
02	Victor Kiplangat	(UGANDA)
03	Birhanu Legese	(ETHIOPIA)
04	Andamlak Belihu	(ETHIOPIA)
05	Ibrahim Hassan	(DJIBOUTI)
06	Aras Kaya	(TURKEY)
07	Berhane Tesfay	(ERITREA)
08	Kebede Wami	(ETHIOPIA)
09	Moumin Bouh	(DJIBOUTI)
10	Abrar Osman	(ERITREA)
11	Alfred Ngeno	(KENYA)
12	Tesfaye Zerga	(ETHIOPIA)
13	Abel Sikowo	(UGANDA) (PACEER)

1. Leonard Barsoton KEN/1994
Leonard made name by winning two silver medals in World Cross and an African Cross title. In recent years he switched to the roads proving to do well by lowering his PB to 59:09 in Valencia in 2019, clocking the 10th fastest time of 2019. In 2020 he represented Kenya at the World Championships Half Marathon in Gdynia, where he finished in 6th position. Only 2 seconds behind 5th placer Andamlak Belihu.
https://www.worldathletics.org/athletes/kenya/leonard-barsoton-14479181

2021	Istanbul Half Marathon	5th	59:59
2020	World Championships Half Marathon	6th	59:34
2019	Tata Steel Kolkata 25km	1st	1:13:05
2019	Valencia Half Marathon	4th	59:09
2017	Copenhagen Half Marathon	5th	59:28
2017	World Cross Championships	2nd
2016	World Best 10k	2nd	27:42
2015	All African Games 10.000m	2nd	27:27.55
2014	African Championships Cross	1st
2013	World Championships Cross	2nd

2. Victor Kiplangat UGA/1999
The reigning Commonwealth Champion in the marathon after his victory in Birmingham in July 2022. Before that he made his debut on the marathon distance in Hamburg clocking 2:05:09 making him the second fastest Ugandan ever behind teammate Stephen Kissa. As a youngster from a mountain running background he won the World Mountain running junior title and also on senior level won medals there. After that he joined the GSC in Kapchorwa (Uganda) to train with Joshua Cheptegei among others and started improving on his 63’ half marathon PB, currently 59:26 set in Delhi 2020.
https://www.worldathletics.org/athletes/uganda/victor-kiplangat-14760499

2022	Commonwealth Games Marathon	1st	2:10:55
2022	Hamburg Marathon	4th	2:05:09
2021	Istanbul Marathon	1st	2:10:18
2020	Delhi Half Marathon	7th	59:26
2020	World Half Marathon Championships, Gdynia	16th	60:29
2019	Paderborn Half Marathon	1st	61:45
2018	World U20 Championships 10,000m	6th	28:42.77
2017	World Cross Country Championships, Junior race	19th

3. Birhanu Legese ETH/1994
Birhanu Legese won Tokyo Marathon twice (2019 and 2020) and has a PB of 2:02:48 set in Berlin Marathon 2018. Is training in the group of Mersha Asrat in Addis Ababa, Ethiopia.
https://www.worldathletics.org/athletes/ethiopia/birhanu-legese-14554061

2022	London Marathon	6th	2:06:11
2021	London Marathon	5th	2:06:10
2020	Valencia Marathon	3rd	2:03:16
2020	Tokyo Marathon	1st	2:04:15
2019	Berlin Marathon	2nd	2:02:48
2019	Bangalore 10km	3rd	28:23
2019	Tokyo Marathon	1st	2:04:48
2018	Kolkata 25k	1st	1:15:48
2018	Bangalore 10k	2nd	28:38
2017	Delhi Half Marathon	1st	59:46
2015	Delhi Half Marathon	1st	59:20
2013	Delhi Half Marathon	3rd	28:16

4. Andamlak Belihu ETH/1998
Andamlak, knows the roads of India and especially Delhi very well. The 2018 and 2019 Airtel Delhi Half Marathon champion is in a Procam race for the 7th time in his career. In 2020 he ran the 3rd fastest time ever in Delhi finishing 2nd in 58:54. He trains under coach Gemedu Dedefo in a very successful group. Andamlak came to the international running scene impressing with stellar performances and was the only one who managed to keep up with Kipchoge in Berlin, eventually finishing 4th in a 2:06:40PB.
https://www.worldathletics.org/athletes/ethiopia/andamlak-belihu-14800831

2022	Berlin marathon	4th	2:06:40
2020	World Championships half marathon	5th	59:32
2019	Airtel Delhi Half Marathon	1st	59:10
2019	World Championships 10.000m	5th	26:56.71
2019	Ethiopian Trials 10.000m	4th	26:53.15
2019	TCS Bengaluru 10km	1st	27:56
2019	World Cross Championships	8th
2019	Valencia Half Marathon	4th	59:19
2018	Airtel Delhi Half Marathon	1st	59:18
2017	Airtel Delhi Half Marathon	2nd	59:51
2017	World Championships 10.000m	10th	27:08.94 WJL

5. Ibrahim Hassan DJI/1997
Ibrahim Hassan is national recordholder for Djibouti in the half marathon, set in Valencia 2021 and improved in Lisbon a month later. He made his debut in Hamburg earlier this year in a fast 2:07:38, making him the second fastest man from Djibouti. He trains in Ethiopia under coach Tessema Abshero.
https://www.worldathletics.org/athletes/djibouti/ibrahim-hassan-14690376

2022	Hamburg Marathon	11th	2:07:38
2021	Lisbon Half Marathon	5th	59:41 (NR)
2021	Valencia Half Marathon	13th	1:00:10
2019	Rabat 5000m	4th	13:17.54

6. Aras Kaya TUR/1994
Aras Kaya, multiple European cross country champion was born in Kenya but has been representing Turkey for a large part of his life.
https://www.worldathletics.org/athletes/turkey/aras-kaya-14655103

2022	European Cup 10.000m	3rd	27:58.08
2020	World Championships Half Marathon	24th	1:00:51
2019	European Cross Country Champs	1st
2018	European Cross Country Champs	3rd
2017	Mixed relay World Cross Country Champs	3rd
2016	European athletics championships Steeplechase	2nd
2016	European Cross Country Champs	1st

7. Berhane Tesfay ERI/1987
Berhane Tesfaye lives and trains in Eritrea and was 3rd in Mucich Marathon last October.
https://www.worldathletics.org/athletes/eritrea/berhane-tesfay-14753679

2022	Munich Marathon	3rd	2:08:10
2022	Stockholm Marathon	4th	2:14:42
2019	Breda Half Marathon	1st	1:03:07
2018	Breda Half Marathon	1st	1:00:54

8. Kebede Wami ETH/1996
Kebede Wami lives and trains in Addis Ababa, Ethiopia and is trained by coach Tessema Abshero. He is the nephew of 2:04 runner Ayele Abshero. In his running has the peculiar style to lag behind a bit early in the race as if he is dropping off.
https://www.worldathletics.org/athletes/ethiopia/kabede-wami-14808202

2022	Barcelona Marathon	3rd	2:06:03
2021	Rotterdam Marathon	6th	2:06:27
2021	Siena Marathon	5th	2:06:32
2020	Mumbai Marathon	8th	2:10:04

9. Moumin Bouh DJI/1991
Moumin Bouh trains in Ethiopia under coach Tessema Abshero and shows great potential. He is young but already a multiple national champion who has performed very well at high level in Djibouti where raceconditions are usually very hot and humid. In Djibvout Half Marathon he was 3rd behind Mo Farah and Bashir Abdi.
https://www.worldathletics.org/athletes/djibouti/moumin-bouh-guelleh-14786613

2022	Islamic Solidarity games 10.000m	3rd	28:33.01
2021	Djibouti Half Marathon	3rd	1:04:06
2019	Arab Championships 10.000m	3rd	28:43.90
2017	Djibouti 15km	1st	45:25

10. Abrar Osman ERI/1994 59:47
Abrar Osman made his first international appearance at the Youth Olympic Games where he won the 3000m race. Followed by a gold medal at the 2011 World Youth Championships in France and a silver medal at the World Junior Championships in Barcelona in 2012. In the following year, Abrar combined track with shorter road races and competed at various World Championships and Olympic Games. His first half marathon outing came in 2015, in Delhi. Abrar moved training bases in 2019, he decided to train in Kenya fulltime and he joined the training group of Eliud Kipchoge and Geoffrey Kamworor. This decision payed off and a he made a strong marathon debut in Amsterdam in 2019.
https://www.worldathletics.org/athletes/eritrea/abrar-osman-14431144

2022	Eritrean Half Marathon Champs	4th	1:03:50
2021	Amsterdam Marathon	18th	2:08:07
2021	FBK Games Hemgelo 10.000m	9th	27:37.16
2020	Barcelona Half Marathon	4th	1:00:06
2019	Amsterdam Marathon	10th	2:07:46
2019	Lisbon Half Marathon	4th	59:47
2018	Seven Hills Race, 15km	2nd	42:34
2016	Olympic Games 5000m, Rio de Janeiro	10th	13:09.56
2016	World Half Marathon Championships, Cardiff	7th	1:00:58

F2	Ashete Bekere	(ETHIOPIA)
F3	Desi Jisa	(BAHRAIN)
F4	Zeineba Yimer	(ETHIOPIA)
F5	Natsnet Amanuel	(ERITREA)
F6	Anchalem Haymanot	(ETHIOPIA)
F7	Mercyline Chelangat	(UGANDA)
F8	Senayet Getachew	(ETHIOPIA)
F9	Faith Chepkoech	(KENYA)
F10	Tigist Getnet	(ETHIOPIA)
F11	Obse Abdeta	(ETHIOPIA)

F2. Ashete Bekere ETH /1988
Ashete Bekere lives and trains in Sendafa close to Addis Ababa in the group of Mersha Asrat together with Birhanu Legese. She is the 2019 winner of Berlin Marathon and Rotterdam Marathon aswell as the 2018 winner of Valencia Marathon. Ashete is now up to 24 career marathon finishes.
https://www.worldathletics.org/athletes/ethiopia/ashete-bekere-14492788

2022	London Marathon	6th	2:19:30
2022	Tokyo Marathon	2nd	2:17:58
2021	London Marathon	3rd	2:18:18
2020	London Marathon	4th	2:22:51
2020	Barcelona Half Marathon	1st	1:06:37
2019	Berlin Marathon	1st	2:20:14
2019	Rotterdam Marathon	1st	2:22:55
2018	Valencia Marathon	1st	2:21:14

F3. Desi Jisa BRN /1997
Desi Jisa lives in Addis Ababa, Ethiopia and trains with Ashete Bekere (among others). She represents Bahrain and has performed well internationally with a 7th place at the world half marathon championships in 2018 in Valencia and 8th at the world cross country champions in Qingzhen, China in 2015. She was 2nd in the last edition of Kolkata 25k. After that race covid struck and Desi had a child. In May 2022 she made her comeback to international racing with a 6th place at the military games in Lima, Peru
https://www.worldathletics.org/athletes/ethiopia/ashete-bekere-14492788

2022	World Military Marathon	6th	2:47:43
2019	Kolkata 25k	2nd	1:23:32
2019	World Championships Marathon	12th	2:43:19
2019	World Championships Cross	28th	1st
2019	Seoul Marathon	1st	2:23:44
2018	Amsterdam Marathon	4th	2:23:39
2018	World Championships Half Marathon	7th	68:10
2018	Dubai Marathon	8th	2:24:05
2017	World Championships 10.000m	15th	31:55.34
2017	Hengelo 10.000m	7th	31:19.00
2015	World Championships Cross	8th

F4. Zeineba Yimer ETH /1998
Zeineba Yimer trains in Ethiopia with coach Tessema Abshero who also coaches athletes like Yalemzerf Yehualaw and Tsehay Gemechu. She has a knee injury this spring and is now back to full fitness for Kolkata 25k.
https://www.worldathletics.org/athletes/ethiopia/zeineba-yimer-14771299

2021	London Marathon	8th	2:21:40
2020	Valencia Marathon	4th	2:19:54
2020	World Half Marathon Championships	4th	1:05:39
2019	Valencia Marathon	5th	2:19:28
2019	Delhi Half Marathon	3rd	1:06:57
2019	African Games 10.000m	2nd	31:57.95
2019	Ethiopian trials 10.000m Hengelo	4th	30:46.24
2019	RAK Half Marathon	3rd	1:05:46
2018	Delhi Half Marathon	3rd	1:06:59
2018	Bangalore 10km	6th	32:47
2017	World Cross Country Championships	10th

F5. Natsnet Amanuel ERI /1993
Natsnet Amanuel ran the second fastest time ever for an Eritrean woman in Amsterdam Marathon last October. She trains in Eritrea.
https://www.worldathletics.org/athletes/eritrea/natsnet-amanuel-14935358

2022	Amsterdam Marathon	4th	2:22:45
2022	FBK Games Hengelo 10.000m	18th	31:50.79
2022	East African Half Marathon Champs	3rd	1:14:22
2020	Eritrean Championships 10.000m	1st	35:27.92
2020	East African Championships Half Marathon	1st	1:17:54

2022	Amsterdam Marathon	4th	2:22:45
2022	FBK Games Hengelo 10.000m	18th	31:50.79
2022	East African Half Marathon Champs	3rd	1:14:22
2020	Eritrean Championships 10.000m	1st	35:27.92
2020	East African Championships Half Marathon	1st	1:17:54

F6. Anchalem Haymanot ETH/199
Anchalem Haymanot trains with Mersha Asrat in Addis Ababa together with Ashete Bekere among others. She is from Amhara region originally and moved to Addis in 2019. She made her international debut in 2022 in Hengelo 10.000m
https://www.worldathletics.org/athletes/ethiopia/anchialem-haymanot-14923892

2022	Kopenhagen Half Marathon	8th	1:08:40
2022	Wiezoloop 10km	1st	32:08
2022	Hengelo 10.000	12th	31:50.88
2022	Club Championships 10.000	1st	32:10.12

F7. Mercyline Chelangat UGA/199
Mercyline Chelangat is national recordholder for Uganada in the half marathon. She trains in Kapchorwa in Joshua Cheptegei’s group under coach Addy Ruiter
https://www.worldathletics.org/athletes/uganda/mercyline-chelangat-14693567

2022	Poznan Half Marathon	1st	1:09:24
2022	Kampala Half Marathon	1st	1:12:43
2022	Barcelona Half Marathon	4th	1:08:27
2018	Commonwealth Games 10.000m	3rd	31:48.41
2018	Durban 10km	2nd	31:33

F8. Senayet Getachew ETH/199
Senayet Getachew is a new girl on the scene. Training in Addis Ababa in Ethiopia she made her international debut winning Porto Half Marathon.
https://www.worldathletics.org/athletes/ethiopia/senayet-getachew-15046190

2022

Porto Half Marathon

1st

1:08:37

F9. Faith Chepkoech KEN/1993
Faith Chepkoech trains in Kenya in Iten and has made great progression in 2022, running a PB for 10km and Half Marathon (in Delhi last month).
https://www.worldathletics.org/athletes/ethiopia/senayet-getachew-15046190

2022	Delhi Half Marathon	9th	1:10:34
2022	Tilburg 10km	1st	31:54
2022	Bangalore 10km	6th	32:05
2022	Valenciennes 10km	1st	31:03
2017	Doha Half Marathon	2nd	1:1153
2016	Abu Dhabi 10km	sa	32:47

F10. Tigist Getnet ETH/199
Tigist made her international debut in Spain in 2021 finishing second in two races just 1 week apart. In Ethiopia she has performed impressively finishing 5th in Welkite 15km and 3rd in Addis Ababa half marathon. An extremely disciplined runner from Gojiam, Amhara region in the North West of Ethiopia.
https://www.worldathletics.org/athletes/ethiopia/tigist-getnet-15001324