The Access Bank Lagos City Marathon,
with over 20,000 athletes had participants from 13 nations registering
to compete for 92 million naira, the prize money for completing the
standard 42.195 kilometres marathon.
Abraham crossing the finish line
The marathon sponsored by Access Bank,
started at the National Stadium, Surulere at 7 am, taking runners
through the major roads of the Old Lagos, the Third Mainland Bridge to
the Lekki – Ikoyi Bridge, terminating at the Eko Atlantic City in
Victoria Island.
Abraham Kipton of
Kenya was the first to cross the finish line at 2:16:21 with Kipkemboi
Hosea (Kenya) and Debebe Tolosa (Kenya) finishing 2nd and 3rd
respectively. Halima Hussein Kayou of Ethiopia was the first female to
cross the finish line at 2:38:36 with Alice Timbill (Kenya) and Aberash
Feyase (Ethiopia) finishing 2nd and 3rd respectively for the overall
female category.
