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Lagos City Marathon winner, Ethiopian national, Sintayehu Legese gets his money

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8 years ago

March 13, 2019

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Ethiopian national, Sintayehu Legese is the winner of the 2019 edition of the Access Bank Lagos City Marathon which held on 10 February, 2019.

Legese completed the 42km race in a record time of 2hours 17mins making him the winner of the $50,000 prize money.

Joshua Kipkoror came second by completing the 42km race in 2hours 18mins while Wilson Yegon came third in a record time of 2hours 19minutes.

Kenyan-born Hepta Young emerged the first female athlete to finish the 42km race winning the $50,000 prize for the first female. She completed the race in a record time of 2hours 37minutes.

Gideon Goyet is the first Nigerian to finish the race at 3hours 20minutes making him the winner of N3million and a brand new Kia Rio.

Other exciting highlights of the event was musical performances by some of Nigeria’s A-list artistes including 2face Idibia, D’banj, Teni Entertainer, and Slim Case.