Over 1000 women have registered for the 6th edition of the Lagos Women Run, a 10km Race dedicated for Women from different spheres of life.
This year’s event will be held on Saturday, November 13, 2021. The women runners will compete in a reverse order from the Teslim Balogun Stadium, Surulere to the Mobolaji Johnson Arena, Onikan.
According to the state government, the marathon was established some years ago in line with the government’s initiative to promote healthy living amongst women through Sports participation.
A member of the Ceremonial Committee of the Lagos Women Run, Mr. Muyiwa Oshinaike, noted that, there are three different types of running bibs for the competitors in the Veteran, Open and Virtual categories, to distinguish the runners. He noted that all COVID-19 restrictions will be observed in the run.
Some high-profile women who have signified interest in taking part in the race which starts by 6:30 am include; Mrs. Elohor Aiboni, the first female Managing Director of Shell Nigeria and Exploration Company Limited, Dr. Stella Chinyelu Okoli, the Managing Director Emzor Pharmaceutical Company and a host of others.
The race has a theme associated with emancipation of women, violence against women folks and protection of the Girl Child and campaign against Child Slavery.
Meanwhile, the state government has issued a directory on the movement of both women participants and vehicular movement on Saturday.
