Pamodzi Sports Marketing, organiser of the historic Okpekpe International 10km Road Race, has congratulated Nilayo Sports Management, Access Bank, and Lagos State Government on the successful organisation of the 10th edition of the Access Bank Lagos City Marathon.
Zack Amodu, the Okpekpe International 10km Road Race Director, is thrilled organisers of the Lagos Marathon have been steadfast and focused on delivering an event that grew from bronze to a gold label race.
“We at Okpekpe International 10km Road Race can only be happy that organisers of Lagos Marathon have been able to successfully navigate the path we cleared as the first road running event in West Africa to have its race course measured by a World Athletics certified course measurer.
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“We are also the first to be officially recognised as a World class event by World Athletics with the granting of a bronze label status in 2015, eight years after the world governing body started classifying road races,” said Amodu.
Okpekpe race organizer celebrated 10 years of organising the label race in 2024, and Amodu says he understands how organisers of the event in Lagos must be feeling after delivering another successful race on Saturday.
Amodu believes organizers of road races in Nigeria have helped in laying a solid foundation in Nigeria and want the appropriate authorities to take it a step further.
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“Distance running in Nigeria is the most lucrative among the athletics disciplines, and the earlier government makes a deliberate attempt at growing it, the better for the country. If our athletes are trained and encouraged to achieve times that will qualify them to run across the globe like the east Africans are doing now, the impact it will have on alleviating poverty, provide employment and contribute positively to our GDP will be massive.
“It will also arrest the negative tendencies of our youths who are being used by the devil to perpetuate criminality,” added Amodu who is thrilled that as many as 20 road race courses have been measured and certified by World Athletics certified course measurers.
De Okpekpe Race Organisator heeft de Lagos Marathon gefeliciteerd met hun 10-jarig jubileum. De Lagos Marathon is een van de meest prestigieuze hardloopevenementen in Nigeria en trekt elk jaar duizenden deelnemers en toeschouwers.
De Okpekpe Race Organisator, die verantwoordelijk is voor het organiseren van de Okpekpe International 10km Road Race, prees de Lagos Marathon voor hun toewijding aan het bevorderen van hardlopen en sport in Nigeria. De organisator benadrukte ook het belang van dergelijke evenementen voor het promoten van een gezonde levensstijl en het stimuleren van de sportparticipatie in het land.
De Lagos Marathon is uitgegroeid tot een van de meest populaire sportevenementen in Nigeria en heeft internationale erkenning gekregen vanwege de hoge kwaliteit van de organisatie en de deelnemersveld. De marathon trekt elk jaar topatleten uit de hele wereld aan en biedt ook kansen voor lokale hardlopers om hun talent te tonen.
De Okpekpe Race Organisator heeft aangegeven dat zij hopen op verdere samenwerking met de Lagos Marathon om de sportparticipatie in Nigeria te blijven bevorderen en om meer mensen te inspireren om te gaan hardlopen. Zij feliciteren de organisatoren en deelnemers van de Lagos Marathon met hun 10-jarig jubileum en wensen hen veel succes voor de toekomstige edities van het evenement.
