The title sponsors of the Access Bank Lagos City Marathon, said
this in a bid to ensure the health and safety of all runners and essential service
workers amid the global COVID-19 pandemic.
The Marathon, scheduled for April 10, 2021, can only
accommodate 300 runners in line with the guidelines provided by the World
Health Organisation (WHO), World Athletics and the Lagos State Ministry of
Health.
Speaking on the development, Victor Etuokwu, Access Bank’s
executive director on retail banking, said, “Our primary consideration is the
health and safety of participants, attendees and staff that will be a part of
the Lagos City Marathon. This is why we decided to have an exclusive virtual
event – that allows participants from all over the world to run the race
wherever they are.
“While we regret that we can’t host the live 10km race and
fanfare that have become synonymous with the Access Bank Lagos City Marathon,
we continue to stand with the other sponsors to preserve public health as we
look forward to hosting a successful marathon.
We implore all well-meaning Lagosians to please adhere to
the movement guidelines put in place by the Lagos State Government to ensure
that the Marathon fulfils its purpose of positively placing Lagos and indeed
the whole of Africa on the global map.”
Though audience participation may have changed, the
organisers have also announced that the race route will largely remain the
same. Runners will begin the race from the National Stadium, Surulere, opposite
Teslim Balogun Stadium, and finish at the Eko Atlantic City, Victoria Island.
Now in its sixth edition, the Silver – Labelled Access Bank
Lagos City Marathon -has featured over 200,000 registered athletes from over 12
participating countries collectively covering a distance of 42,000 kilometres.
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