15 Countries to participate in Okpekpe Road Race

The Coordinators of Okpekpe 10-kilometre Road Race in Edo State Nigeria, has disclose that athletes from 15 countries were expected to participate in it 7th Edition that was scheduled to take place 25th of May 5, 2019

The Chief Coordinator, Mike Itemoagbo, disclose this to journalist in Benin city the state capital on Fridays as he brief them..

Itemoagbo said that this year’s edition would witness clear track from the opening point to the final, adding that the organisers were aiming at upgrading the race to “a gold label”. 

He listed some of the countries where the athletes would come from as Nigeria, South Africa, China, Zimbabwe, Ghana, Tanzania, Ethiopia and Kenya.

He said that the 7th edition would not allow vehicles and motor bikes on the road track “to save the athletes from air pollution”.

Head of the technical crew of the race, Yusuf Alli, said that 100 athletes would participate in the race, but did not name them.

“For you to have a good label you must have a minimum of seven gold label athletes from 10 countries but we are having from 15 countries; I think it is a very good thing.

“And, the most important thing in this year edition is that we must have a very good start and a good finishing,” he said.

In his remarks, Deputy Governor of Edo, Mr Philip Shaibu, assured that the state government was ready for competition, adding that the organizers were quite conscious of the rules and regulations of the competition.

Shaibu reiterated that vehicles and bikes would not be allowed in the race track to avoid pollution for the athletes.

Be the first to comment

Leave a Reply

Your email address will not be published.


*