Reports are coming in that Kenya’s star athlete, Abraham Kiptum has won the 2016 Lagos Marathon. He just breasted the tape at the Eko Atlantic City, clocking a time of 2 hours 16 minutes and 21 seconds to win the 42-kilometre race.
Thousands of enthusiastic runners started the race from the National Stadium in Surulere at 7:10 a.m., with the elite athletes, who arrived for the race on Thursday evening, soon breaking away from the pack.
Daily Sports had earlier reported Kenyan star Josphat Kiptanui Too Chobei, winner of the 2015 New Taipei City Wanjinshi International Marathon, as boasting that he would win the race.
Over 20,000 runners registered to participate in the marathon, which was last held over 30 years ago. The 42-kilometre race has a total prize money of N92 million.
Source: News Express