Access Bank Lagos City Marathon 2023 Elite Label Race To Host Over 60,000 Runners – Yusuf Ali

The 2023 version of the Entry Financial institution Lagos Metropolis Marathon will see over 60,000 runners take to the Lagos roads to compete for honours within the Elite Label race, because the standing of the Lagos Metropolis Marathon rises.

The Normal Supervisor of the race organised by Nigeria’s first-class sports activities administration firm, Nilayo Sports activities Administration Firm, Yusuf Ali, mentioned Tuesday in Lagos, that, the Entry Financial institution Lagos Metropolis Marathon due to particular traits of the Elite Label race having extra runners, the 2023 Lagos Metropolis Marathon will see over 60,000 first-class runners compete for honours within the race scheduled for February 4, 2023.

Yusuf revealed that, because the Entry Financial institution Lagos Metropolis Marathon organises its’ first ever World Athletics Elite Label Marathon in Lagos on this a part of the world, the organisers would on the similar time be gunning for the attainment of a Platinum Label race standing for the Entry Financial institution Lagos Metropolis Marathon.

Yusuf, a former African file holder within the Lengthy Soar occasion for 27 years, famous that, the goal of the organisers, Nilayo Sports activities Administration Restricted, is to in a really quick interval have two Elite Labem races in a single single metropolis on the similar time, with the 10kilometre race additionally attaining the Label Elite standing.

‘With this, this yr’s 10km race shall be opened to as many Elite runners from throughout Africa and the world as doable, to boost the race’s standing in direction of attaining the Elite Label standing within the 10km, in subsequent few years. Our goal is to have two Elite Label races in a single metropolis operating facet by facet each within the full and 10km races. Whereas additionally working very onerous to uplift the complete Marathon that’s already an Elite Label race to a Platinum Label race.

“The Lagos Metropolis Marathon is already in auto drive. The Nilayo Sports activities Administration Restricted is prepared for the big variety of runners related to the Elite Label races everywhere in the world. Most Gold Label races on the planet hosts between 50,000 to 80,000 runners.

“We’re prepared for the big quantity. Final yr we had 20,000 runners, and for this yr we hope to have over 20,000 greater than final yr’s. The organisers, Nilayo Sports activities Administration are equal to the duty. In previous Marathons, the corporate hosted Marathons that had 120,000 runners efficiently. The vastly skilled organisers are equal to the duty.

“We’re prepared for the primary Elite Label race in Nigeria on February 4,” Yusuf Ali, mentioned.

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