ETHIOPIAN i WIN $60,000 FIRST PRIZE IN LAGOS CITY MARATHON, AS SANWO-OLU RACES WITH ATHLETES

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At exactly 8:03am on Saturday, Lagos State Governor Babajide Sanwo-Olu crossed the finish line of the Access Bank Lagos City Marathon, ceremonially becoming the first athlete to breast the final ribbon.

Ethiopia’s runner, Ulfata Deresa, finished the 42-kilometre-long race 11 minutes after the Governor’s arrival and became the winner of the marathon’s 7th edition in the male category. He set a new finish time record of 2:11:58 and clinched $30,000 cash prize.

Sanwo-Olu took off from the State House in Marina, jogging through highways to Eko Atlantic City; he covered 8km distance in 40 minutes.

https://lagosstate.gov.ng/blog/2022/02/12/ethiopian-nationals-win-60000-first-prize-in-lagos-city-marathon-as-sanwo-olu-races-with-athletes/

CAPTIONS:

PIX 1 L-R: Group Executive Director, Revolution Plus Property, Mrs. Tolulope Onalaja; Chairman/Non-Executive Director, Access Bank, Dr. (Mrs) Ajoritsedere Awosika; Ethiopia marathoner & Winner of the female category, Dagne Siranesh Yirga; Lagos State Governor, Mr. Babajide Sanwo-Olu and Minister of Youth and Sports Development, Mr. Sunday Dare, during a presentation to the winner of the female category at the 7th Lagos City Marathon held at the Eko Atlantic City, Victoria Island, on Saturday, 12 February 2022.

PIX 2: Lagos State Governor, Mr. Babajide Sanwo-Olu (middle); Edo State Deputy Governor, Comrade Philip Shuaibu (right) and others during the 7th Lagos City Marathon held at the Eko Atlantic City, Victoria Island, on Saturday, 12 February 2022.

PIX 3 L-R: Lagos Head of Service, Mr. Hakeem Muri-Okunola; Minister of Youth and Sports Development, Mr. Sunday Dare; Lagos State Governor, Mr. Babajide Sanwo-Olu and Edo State Deputy Governor, Comrade Philip Shuaibu, during the 7th Lagos City Marathon on Saturday, 12 February 2022.

PIX 4&5 L-R: Lagos State Governor, Mr. Babajide Sanwo-Olu; Ethiopian marathoner & Winner of the male category, Ulfata Deresa and Minister of Youth and Sports Development, Mr. Sunday Dare, during a presentation to the winner of the male category at the 7th Lagos City Marathon held at the Eko Atlantic City, Victoria Island, on Saturday, 12 February 2022.

PIX 6 L-R: Edo State Deputy Governor, Comrade Philip Shuaibu; Kenyan marathoner & 2nd prize winner of the male category, David Barmasai; Lagos State Governor, Mr. Babajide Sanwo-Olu; Ethiopian marathoner & Winner of the male category, Ulfata Deresa; Minister of Youth and Sports Development, Mr. Sunday Dare; Kenyan marathoner & 3rd prize winner of the male category, Naibe Emmanuel and Chairman/Non-Executive Director, Access Bank, Dr. Ajoritsedere Awosika, Dr. (Mrs) Ajoritsedere Awosika, during a presentation to the prize winners of the male category at the 7th Lagos City Marathon held at the Eko Atlantic City, Victoria Island, on Saturday, 12 February 2022.

PIX 7 L-R: Lagos State Governor, Mr. Babajide Sanwo-Olu; Minister of Youth and Sports Development, Mr. Sunday Dare; Edo State Deputy Governor, Comrade Philip Shuaibu and Lagos Deputy Governor, Dr. Obafemi Hamzat crossing the finish line of the Lagos City Marathon held at the Eko Atlantic City, Victoria Island, on Saturday, 12 February 2022.

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