Bernard Sang of Kenya on Saturday emerged winner in the men category, clocking a time of 02:16:49 to win the $50,000 price money, while Ethiopia’s 25-year-old Kebene Chala was the first woman to get to the finish line at the 2024 Access Bank Lagos City Marathon.
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The 32-year-old defeated about 80 others in the 9th edition
of the race on Saturday to win the 42km race and clinch the $50,000 prize
money.
The East Africans dominated the race as two other Kenyans,
Simon Cheprot and Edwin Kiptoo, came second and third, with cash prizes of
$40,000 and $30,000 respectively.
The Kenyans won the marathon in 2016, 2017, 2020 and 2021.
Shehu Muazu was the first Nigerian to cross the finish line
and will be going home with a N1 million cash prize.
The 42km race, which was scheduled between 5 a.m. and 2 p.m.
began at the National Stadium in Surulere and ended at the Eko Atlantic City in
Victoria Island.
The Lagos State Government, through the Commissioner for
Transportation, Mr. Oluwaseun Osiyemi, on Friday, issued a traffic advisory
ahead of the yearly Access Bank Lagos City Marathon.
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