The
IAAF Road Races Manager, Alessio Punzi is expected to arrive in Lagos
today (Wednesday) for the fourth edition of the Access Bank Lagos City
Marathon slated for this weekend.
Aside
from Punzi, Norrie Williamson, an IAAF/AIMS Grade A measurer will also
be coming in from South Africa for this year’s race.
Williamson who helped secure certification for the Lagos marathon route is a course measurer for over three decades.
He measured the course for the 1996 Atlanta Olympics, 2000 Sydney Olympics, Athens 2004 Olympics and Beijing 2008 Olympic Games.
According
to a statement from Olukayode Thomas, the Head of Communications and
Media for the Access Bank Lagos City Marathon, other elite athletes from
across the world that would be part of this year’s marathon will also
be arriving from their different bases later today.
For
the 2019 Access Bank Lagos City Marathon, as much as 35 Gold, 13 Silver
and 12 Bronze Labelled Runners have already registered to be part of
the event.
Among
many other big names, David Barmasai Tumo from Kenya who won the 2011
Dubai Marathon will be competing at the 2019 Access Bank Lagos City
Marathon.
Also,
his compatriots, Jacob Kibet Chulyo, Moses Kigen Kipkosgei are in the
mix for action as well as Samuel Gebremichael who now does his thing for
Australia.
The
female field also boasts of some of the top runners in the world
including the likes of Agnes Jeruto Kiptocich who finished as runners up
in the 2017 Paris Marathon.
Caroline
Cheptanui Kilel winner of the 2011 Boston Marathon, as well as Georgina
Rono and Risper Jemeli Kimayo, are all pencilled down to run at the
Lagos Marathon.
Yusuf
Alli, the General Manager for the Lagos Marathon, expressed delight at
the interest being shown by the big names to run in Lagos and he is
quite positive that a new course record will be set on Saturday.
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