Saturday, February 8, 2020

Sharon Cherop Emerges First Female to Finish Lagos City Marathon

Kenya’s Sharon Cherop has become the first female athlete to finish the 42km race at the 2020 Lagos City Marathon.

35-year-old Sharon Cherop won in the women’s category by setting a new record of 2:31:38, two minutes later than she made a similar race in Eldoret Kenya in 2018.

Sharon Cherop, right: led the ladies

She also won the Eldoret City marathon in 2018 with a time of 2:29:57
The 42km race kicked-off from National Stadium, Surulere, Lagos and ended at Eko Atlantic, Lagos.