Organisers celebrate Okpekpe race 10th anniversary

By Daily Sports Nigeria on April 25, 2024

Expectations are high as the 10th Okpekpe International 10km Road Race marks 30 days before the start of the first World Athletics label road race in West Africa.

Organisers of the race said programmes have been lined up to commemorate the 10th anniversary of the country’s first race to be internationally recognised and the first to have its race course measured by a World Athletics certified course measurer.

“We are celebrating the 10th anniversary of the race that opened the door to others in Nigeria to get World Athletics recognition,” Dare Esan, Director, Media and Activation, Okpekpe race, said.

Esan added that this year’s race would witness the assemblage of world-class athletes who want to follow in the footsteps of previous Okpekpe race champions who went on to carve indelible niches for themselves at the World Championships and other global championships.

“We are also optimistic that the race will produce its first sub-28 minutes runner as we have confirmed Daniel Ebenyo, the defending men’s 10km race winner, World Athletics Championships and World Road Running Championships silver medalist for the event.

“Ebenyo set a new 28:28 course record last year and the certainly much improved 28 year old is coming back to not only become the first man to successfully defend an Okpekpe race but also the first to run sub-28 minutes over the distance,” Esan added.

 

 

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Posted April 25, 2024


 

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