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Nigerian athletes have the chance of winning a whooping $50,000 (about N23.2 million) at the Access Bank Lagos City Marathon, NAIJ.com reports.

Abraham Kipton from Kenya won the first edition held in February while Philip Sharubutu emerged as the first Nigerian to breast the tape.

Kipton ran 2 hours, 16 minutes and 19 seconds while second placed Hossei, also from Kenya, ran 2 hours, 16 minutes and 34 seconds. Ethiopia’s Debebe Ethosa came in third, running 2 hours, 16 minutes and 40 seconds.

The organisers of the event which made its debut early this year have informed that although the top 60 elite athletes from the world have been invited to participate in the marathon and 200 Nigerian elites enlisted, it is open to any Nigerian who is capable of winning the over 42 kilometers race.

Lagos state governor, Akinwunmi Ambode, who addressed journalists on Sunday, November 21, to announce preparations for next year’s competition, stated categorically that the next edition will be taken a notch up from what was obtainable in the pilot edition.

“The Lagos City Marathon is presently ranked 68th in the world, but our desire is to make it the top ten in the world and that is what we are working on with the next episode of the event.

“Unlike the one held on February 6 this year, where we had over 30,000 athletes who participated, we are targeting a minimum of 50,000 runners who will take the city of Lagos by storm and put the city on the world map for coming up with such a huge event,” Governor Ambode said.

The governor also informed that Sharubutu who was the Nigerian winner at the last edition, placed 10th during a 50km race in Doha, Qatar while Sarah Oluwaseun, one of the Nigerians who finished the race last year, was invited to an international tournament.

“The aim is to get the IAAF label for the race and make it the top ten on the world marathon races so that whenever we make the call for registration, people will be more than eager to come to Lagos,” the governor added.

The Lagos state governor also hinted that the organisation of this competition on a regular basis will also show the whole world that Lagos state and Nigeria by extension, is safe and free for anyone who intends to come visiting or for other purposes.

Winner of this year’s tournament will go home with a cash prize of $50,000, while second and third place winners will smile home with $40,000 and $30,000 respectively.

The first Nigerian to breast the tape will also get a whopping reward of N1 million just as the second and third most successful locals will take home N750,000 and N500,000 individually.

As an indication of his desire to show the full support of the state government, Governor Ambode filled the form as the first participant of the tournament while Herbert Wigwe, the managing director of Access Bank, the major sponsor of the event.

Recall that a 68-year-old woman, Abiola Oshodi-Adeniyibada, received a handful of praises after she completed the 42km race early this year.

The sexagenarian, Abiola Oshodi-Adeniyibada who finished the Lagos City Marathon race The sexagenarian praised all the sponsors of the event when she spoke to the News Agency of Nigeria.

When interviewed at the Teslim Balogun Stadium starting point of the race she said her aim was to reach the finishing point as she noted that her aim was not to win the prize money.

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