Julian Okoro, the winner of the female category of wheelchair race, 2019 Access Bank Lagos City Marathon, says her target is the number one spot in the global wheelchair race. Okoro, an Ebonyi indigene, said she would love to rule the world, adding that her next target was to win gold at the Tokyo 2020, Paralympics. “I have won this and my target is never to look back until I become the next world champion. NAN reports that Okoro got a cash prize of N1 million and a plot of land for her effort at becoming the champions of the Access Bank Lagos City Marathon wheelchair race. For the female category, Dinke Messeret of Ethiopia won with 2:47:58secs, while her compatriot Herepa Alemnshe came second with a time of 2:49:01secs.

Source: Punch February 02, 2019 15:22 UTC