Top Nigerian marathoner Deborah Pam is expected to participate at the Lagos Access Bank Lagos City Marathon scheduled for February 6, organisers of the event have said.
Pam emerged the best Nigerian female athlete during the last two editions of the Okpekpe Road Race and also the last edition of the 42km Ibadan Marathon in a record time of 3hrs, 3mins and 23secs.
The winners of the men and women’s events at the marathon 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 would also be rewarded with cash prizes with the first winning N1m, while the second and third-place winners will receive N750,000 and N500,000 respectively.
Lagos State Governor, Akinwunmi Ambode, said he was not just passionate about the economic benefits of the marathon, but the health benefits and the fact that it will showcase Nigeria to the world positively.
“When we say you should live in Lagos, work in Lagos and enjoy in Lagos, we mean that we are going to put tourism, entertainment, arts and sports together for excellence; that is what I have been preaching and that is what we are going to work on,” Ambode stated.
Chairman, Local Organising Committee of the event, Deji Tinubu, said the Lagos City Marathon is an international event meant to promote sports as well as tourism, fitness, competitiveness and healthy living.
“Just like the Boston Marathon, the world’s oldest annual marathon event, the Lagos City Marathon has been put together to boost the economy and the tourism of Lagos State. It is expected to attract over 50,000 spectators,” Tinubu, who also doubles as the Chairman of the Lagos State Sports Commission, said.
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