CHAIRMAN, Lagos State Sports Commission and Head of the organising Committee for the Access Bank Lagos City Marathon, Deji Tinubu has assured that Lagos is ready to host the world with the February 6 Marathon race taking place at the Centre of Excellence.
At a public briefing held at the TeslimBalogun Stadium, Tinubu served updates on activities already ongoing to ensure a successful race next month.
Tinubu among other things explained that relevant agencies were already carrying out necessary test run on the race route even as he also revealed that the Lagos City Marathon had secured endorsement from the Confederation of African Athletics while same was being expected from the International Association of Athletics Federations.
“In line with the international rule, we’ve gone round the marathon route and all the water points, security points, medical points, everything have been noted and various agencies have also visited.
“We’ve also written to the Ministry of Health, ministry of information, ministry of environment, safety commission, ministry of transportation, Tourism, Local Government, Lagos State Signs and Advertising Agency, the Nigeria Police, and am happy to say that every single one of them have committed one hundred and one percent to make the marathon a huge success.
“The ministry of transportation had a drive test-run of the marathon route, also the LASTMA for an appraisal of traffic management and control of traffic during and after the marathon,” Tinubu concluded.
On his part, GM for the Marathon, Yussuf Alli confirmed that more elite athletes were showing interest to be part of the Lagos race.
According to him, with the calibre of athletes and prize monies on offer, the Lagos City Marathon should be able to get an IAAF label in its next edition.
Already, organisers announced that the winners of both the men and women’s events will go home with $50 000 each, while second and third place finishers will take $40 000 and $30 000 respectively.
The top 20 Nigerians will also be rewarded win cash prizes starting from N1 million, while the second and third positions will settle for N750 000 and N500 000 respectively.
The February 6 race is the first full international marathon in 30 years.
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