Lagos City Marathon: Kenya’s Naibei, Ethiopia’s Dinke Win $30,000
Emmanuel Naibei and Meseret Dinke on Saturday emerged winners of the 2021 edition of the Lagos City Marathon race taking away a cash prize of $30,000 each.
Naibei, who is from Kenya returned a time of 2:11:37 to claim the top prize of $30,000 while Meseret Dinke, Ethiopian, won the female category also winning a cash prize of $30,000.
Daresa Geleta of Ethiopia took second place in the men category while Demiso Legese also from Ethiopia took third place.
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In the second place, women category Celestine Chepchirchir (Kenya) won, taking a cash reward of $20,000 while Desta Muluneh (Ethiopia) took third place with a cash prize of $15,000.
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Just like it is in the Men’s category, this is the fourth time an Ethiopian will be winning the female race.
Plateau-born, Istifanus Peter Mahan was the first Nigerian to cross the finish line.
As the first Nigerian, he will be going home with a whopping sum of ₦1,000,000, while the second and third Nigerian will bag ₦750,000 and ₦500,000 respectively.
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Championed by Access Bank, the race started in the wee hours of Saturday in front of the National Stadium, Surulere, and ended at the Eko Atlantic City, Victoria Island, a 42-kilometer stretch.
Unlike previous years where over 100,000 participated in the marathon, only 300 athletes were allowed to participate in the 2021 edition due to the COVID-19 pandemic.
The race was flagged off by the Minister of Youth and Sports Development, Sunday Dare.
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