Bukola Olopade, Chief Executive Officer of Nilayo Sports Management, organisers of the Access Bank Lagos City Marathon has explained that the delay in presenting the cars to the winners was a result of the outbreak of COVID-19.
Olopade posited that cash prizes had since been paid to all local winners, adding that they were waiting for clearance from the Central Bank of Nigeria (CBN) to be able to pay international runners, who won at the 2020 Lagos City Marathon during the presentation ceremony duly held on the protocols as prescribed by the NCDC on the social distancing obligation.
General Manager for the race, Yusuf Alli stated that the emergence of Oyebode Dada Sunday as champion in the 10km race was as a result of the experience he gathered at the road race held in Abeokuta late last year.
The Access Bank Lagos City Marathon, which now in its fifth edition, is ranked high among road races across the world. It has a silver label. The 2021 edition of Access Bank Lagos City Marathon is billed to take place on Saturday, February 13.
