Abraham Kiprotich won the third edition of the 2018 Access Bank Lagos City Marathon at 42km race. The finished 32-year-old Kenyan finishes at 2: 13: 04hrs to get the winner on Saturday, driving the grand prize of $ 50,000. Abraham's time set a new Lagos Marathon record, better three minutes than the record set by his fellow countryman, Abraham Kiptum in the second edition of the tournament held last year. The Kenyan duo of Ronny Kipkoech Kiboss and Benjamin Bitok are second and third at 2: 13: 23hrs and 2: 13: 29hrs, winning $ 40,000 and $ 30,000 respectively. In the female category, this is a clean sweeper through Ethiopia as trials of Alemenesh Herpha Guta, Tigst Girma Getayechew and Ayelu Abebe Hordofa the first, second and third to win $ 50,000, $ 40,000 and $ 30,000 respectively. Iliya Pam is the first Nigerian to finish the 42km race at 2:40 pm: 19hrs to win the N3m; while Sharubutu Philbus was second at 2: 54: 16hrs to win the N2m and Kefas Williams also got the medal table ending the third with an hour of 2: 58: 1hrs to win the third prize of the N1m. There are also prizes for Nigerians in the newly introduced race of 10km, which saw Sajo Ismaila (male) and Ona Salay (woman) who brought home a brand new car saloon and other water prizes- help. The 42km race started at the National Stadium, Surulere at 6:30 am and completed at Eko Atlantic City on Victoria Island, while the 10km race also started from Osborne and also ended with Eko Atlantic City with over 100,000 athletes fighting for various cash prizes. The marathon dignitaries include the Minister of Sport, Solomon Dalung; his correspondence with Information and Culture, Alhaji Lai Mohammed; representative of the Chief of Army Staff, Major General David Amadu; General Officer Commanding 81 Division, Major General Enobong Okon Udoh; President of the Nigeria Football Federation (NFF), Amaju Pinnick; ex-Super Eagles International, Austin Jay Jay Okocha; British High Commissioner in Nigeria, Mr. Paul Arkwright and others.
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