The ECOWAS Abuja International Marathon, scheduled for December 16, 2023, features two categories: a half marathon and a 5km fun run.
One of the top athletic clubs in Nigeria, the High Altitude Athletics Club of Jos, has declared that it will send 25 top athletes to the 2023 ECOWAS Abuja International Marathon.
The ECOWAS Abuja International Marathon, scheduled for December 16, 2023, features two categories: a half marathon and a 5km fun run.
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The club's coordinator, Steve Nuhu, expressed confidence in his team's ability to sweep the podium, particularly in the women's category.
Nuhu is a mentor to numerous long-distance runners in Nigeria, and he expressed gratitude to ECOWAS for providing opportunities for runners in Nigeria and across the sub-region.
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He said, "The ECOWAS race is an excellent platform for our athletes to showcase their talent. Our athletes have been training diligently and are determined to achieve this goal.
"We at the High Altitude Athletics Club are thrilled about the ECOWAS Abuja International Marathon, this provides another international stage for our athletes. We have registered 25 elite athletes, and many fun runners are joining us from Jos.
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"We applaud ECOWAS's efforts to promote marathon races in the sub-region. Our appeal goes out to governors, particularly in Northern Nigeria, to take up this responsibility and help our country realize its immense potential in long-distance running. With the right investment in our Northern talents, we can soon compete with Kenyans, Ethiopians, and others," Nuhu concluded.
The half-marathon winner will receive a cash prize of $10,000, while the second and third-place finishers will earn $5,000 and $4,000, respectively.
The top ten finishers will receive generous prize money, with the fourth place receiving $3,500, fifth place $3,000, sixth place $2,500, seventh place $2,000, eighth place $1,500, ninth place $1,200, and tenth place $1,000.
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The 5km family and fun run winners will receive $750, the second-place finishers $500, the third-place finishers $400, and the fifth-place finishers $200.
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