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The Abuja International Marathon (AIM) has confirmed the signing of four gold labelled elite runners to become the first race in Nigeria to have an elite men’s field that will return a sub 2:10 minutes. The AIM Race Director, Olukayode Thomas, who is also in charge of the race Media and Publicity, disclosed this on Wednesday in Abuja, stating that the four gold labelled runners are two men and two women.
Yussuf Alli The General Manager of the Access Bank Lagos City Marathon, Yussuf Alli, has described as untrue, insinuations and media reports that he will be contesting to be a board member of the Athletics Federation of Nigeria (AFN) from the South-West zone and later vie to become the president of the federation. In a statement signed by Olukayode Thomas, Head Communications and Media, Access Bank Lagos City Marathon, Alli said his purported ambition to contest to be a board member of AFN and vie for the federation presidency is the imagination of mischief-makers. He said: “In the last 48 ...
In addition, only 25 journalists have been accredited to cover the race. According to Head of Communication and Media, Olukayode Thomas, one of the athletes in Lagos for the tournament is, Obse Abdeta. Obse was among the top ten finishers at the last Standard Chartered Dubai Marathon where she posted an impressive time of 2:29:30. The 21-year old was also present at the 2019 Toray Cup – Shanghai International Marathon where her (2:27:47) finish time was good enough to make it to the podium. Also in Lagos is Salina Jebet who was the winner of the 2019 Marathon Eiffage de Dakar, Dakar and was...
ACCESS LAGOS MARATHON The organisers of the Access Bank Lagos City Marathon will hold a world press conference today to herald the sixth edition of the World Athletics Silver Label Race. In a statement issued by Head of Communication and Media, Olukayode Thomas, the world press conference which will have in attendance the top elite runners from across the world will hold at the Molade Okoya Thomas Hall at the Teslim Balogun Stadium. Thomas explained that only 25 journalists will be attending today’s event due to the strict protocols for Covid-19 spelt out by the NDDC as well as the Lagos St...
Access Bank Lagos City Marathon: Kenya, Ethiopia elite runners arrive Mustapha Temidayo The strong cast of elite runners invited for the 2021 Access Bank Lagos City Marathon are now in town for Saturday’s eagerly-anticipated race. According to an official statement released by Olukayode Thomas, Head Communication and Media for the Access Bank Lagos City Marathon, over 95 percent of the elite runners have already arrived in Lagos while a few others are scheduled to jet in early Thursday. Thomas confirmed that the 2019 Women champion, Meseret Dinke and fellow Ethiopians Sechal...