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Over 1,000 students partake in Lagos kids mini-marathon

Over 1,000 students between ages 5-15 years from various private and public schools took part in the second edition of the Lagos Kids Mini-marathon held…

Over 1,000 students between ages 5-15 years from various private and public schools took part in the second edition of the Lagos Kids Mini-marathon held at the weekend.

The marathon, according to the organisers, was founded to encourage all-round wellness for Nigerian kids.

The mini-marathon, which was held at the pitch of St. Saviour’s School, Ikoyi, witnessed nearly 2,000 participants from about 50 schools, including more than 500 adults and 300 volunteers comprising of students, the management and staff of St. Saviours School, Ikoyi and AISEN Schools, among others.

L-R: Segment Mgr, Women & Teens, MTN Nigeria, Abimbola Gold; Senior Manager, Go-To-Market, MTN Nigeria, Chinyelu Onochie; Gbenle Similoluwa, Winner 5KM race, male category; CMO, MTN Nigeria, Rahul De; Dara Goodluck, Winner 5KM race, female category and Senior Manager, Youth and Teen segment, MTN Nigeria, Omotayo George at the 2018 Lagos Kids Mini-Marathon held in Lagos.
L-R: Segment Mgr, Women & Teens, MTN Nigeria, Abimbola Gold; Senior Manager, Go-To-Market, MTN Nigeria, Chinyelu Onochie; Gbenle Similoluwa, Winner 5KM race, male category; CMO, MTN Nigeria, Rahul De; Dara Goodluck, Winner 5KM race, female category and Senior Manager, Youth and Teen segment, MTN Nigeria, Omotayo George at the 2018 Lagos Kids Mini-Marathon held in Lagos.

Tagged “Active Kids Rock”, participating students in this year’s edition were treated to exciting aerobics session and a fascinating health workshop before the competition kicked off.

Gbenle Similoluwa and Dara Goodluck clinched the 1st prize of N100,000 each, while Toheeb Muritala and Ibukun Agbede won the 2nd Prize of N50,000 each.

Also, Akodenu Joleme and Tofunmi Olojede won the 3rd prize of N25,000 each – all in the male and female race categories respectively, courtesy of MTN Nigeria.

Kids at the 2018 Lagos Kids Mini-Marathon held in Lagos.
Kids at the 2018 Lagos Kids Mini-Marathon held in Lagos.

Master Similoluwa also went home with the 5 Kilometres run trophy for the male category as he did in the first edition in 2017.

The event, which brought people from all walks of life together, was sponsored by the St. Saviour’s School Endowment Fund with the support of MTN Nigeria.

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