Goyet Dethrones lliya Pam To Claims 2019 Access Bank Lagos City Marathon

A Nigerian long distance runner, Gideon Goyet, has expressed his happiness for defeating IIiya Pam Mwanta, the defending champion of Lagos City Marathon.

Goyet, a member of the Nigeria Nigeria Security and Civil Defence Corps, who cliched eight position at last year's edition, said he had to re-double his training programes to achieve the feat, adding that the defeat to top Nigeria's runners in 2018 spurred him to win the race.

As part of effort to sustain the title, The runner, said would not relent in his training since other athletes would be aiming to outwit him in subsequent long distance races.

The athlete rated fourteenth overall, appealed to the federal government and corporate bodies to give him necessary support to forge ahead to train for international races.