At least 50 elite athletes who are part of the stars for this weekend’s Lagos City Marathon will arrive the country tomorrow ahead of the Saturday event.
The General Manager for the marathon race, Yussuf Alli revealed that most of the expected athletes will be coming from Kenya, Ethiopia, Eritrea, Bahrain, Cameroon and Rwanda.
Alli further stated that the incoming athletes will drive straight to the Expo Center for the Marathon race at the Teslim Balogun Stadium in Surulere, Lagos to collect their race bibs and numbers.
On arrival, Alli said the athletes will be received by Chairman of Lagos State Sports Commission and head of the Organising Committee for the marathon, Deji Tinubu.
“We are expecting the bulk of our elite athletes on Thursday from their respective bases, they are all eager to be here for the Lagos City Marathon,” Alli stated.
Top on the list of those expected in Lagos tomorrow is Kenya’s Josphat Kifanni Too who has a Personal Best Time of 2.08.23secs.
Peter Kiplagat who won the 2015 Geneva Marathon is also expected from Kenya as well as his compatriot Sammy Kibet; winner of the 2011 Warsaw Marathon.
Abebe Negewo winner of the Rome 2012 Marthon is also expected from Ethiopia.
Meanwhile, organisers have also confirmed that as much as 150 Nigerian elites; mostly from Jos will also be arriving in Lagos on Thursday.
Meanwhile, organisers have affirmed that the registration of athletes would close tomorrow, February 4.
Over 2,000 athletes from different countries have already registered for this race.
The Lagos State government who are co-organisers of the event has also put all necessary measures in place to ensure that the event was safely conducted, devoid of injuries to all the participants.
About N92 million is also up for grabs for marathoners who can run from the Old Lagos (National Stadium Surulere) to New Lagos (Eko Atlantic City), a distance of 42.195 kilometres.
