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Abuja International Marathon: Race sets new records

Posted : 02 May 2023
The organizers of the Abuja International Marathon on Tuesday said that the new kid on the marathon and road race block in Nigeria had made a big statement in its maiden edition on Saturday, April 29.

 In a statement, the organizers said that the men's and women's elite category winners set new winning times for the inaugural international marathon in Nigeria.

Kenyan Emmanuel Naibet's winning time of 2:13:45 was faster than the previous record of 2:16:21 set by compatriot Abraham Kiptum at the 2016 edition of the Access Bank Lagos City Marathon.

Even the time returned by the second-placed Kenyan duo of Benard Sang (2:13:49) and Ezekiel Koech (2:13:51) were faster than the time returned by Kiptum.

''The women's elite field winner at the Abuja International Marathon, Ruth Jabet from Bahrain, won in a time of 2:36:08; this is also a record for a first marathon.

''It is faster than Ethiopian Halima Hussein Kayo's 2:38:36 winning rime at the 2016 Access Bank City Marathon.

Meanwhile, Olukayode Thomas, the race director of the Abuja International Marathon, on behalf of Unicentral Resources Generation Limited, the licensee of the race, has expressed profound gratitude to all the runners that participated in the first international in FCT.

''We also thank everyone in FCTA, from the Senior Minister, the Junior Minister, the Permanent Secretary, the Mandate Secretary, the Director of Sports, and all members of the LOC and other staff," he said.
 

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