A Kenyan-born French runner, Abraham Kiprotich, yesterday emerged new champion at the third Access Bank Lagos City Marathon. KIiptroch finished ahead of the over 80,000 runners from across the world, posting a new course record of 2hrs:13:04secs in the process. However, in the Nigeria category (42km) race, Iliya Pam kept his promise of defending his title, as he finished ahead of his compatriots in a time of 2hrs.40.16. Speaking at the closing ceremony yesterday, Ambode said: “I am tired of handing over these huge amount of money to the Kenyans at ever editions of the marathon race. Now, I will deplore coaches to Jos to train some athletes, and within two years, they will give the Kenyans a run for their money.”

Source: The Guardian February 11, 2018 04:41 UTC