Top International Athletes have continued to show
interest to be part of the Enugu City Marathon billed to hold on the 3rd of May
2025 in the Coal city State.
The Maiden edition of the Enugu City Marathon has
continued to generate widespread attention and buzz both within and outside the
Country from interested runners.
Nigeria is undoubtedly becoming a hub for Road Races
not only in Africa but in the World, especially due to the huge success of road
races like the Gold labelled Access Bank Lagos City Marathon and the Ogun Women
Run.
And Organisers of the Enugu City marathon, Nilayo
Sports Management Company and the Government of the state have started working
on modalities to ensure it sets new standards for the race.
The race is expected to showcase the beautiful
landscape and tourist potentials of Enugu state to the entire World and will
further prove the tireless hard work of Governor Peter Mbah in
transforming the state to becoming one of Nigeria’s fast growing modern states.
The Enugu state Commissioner for Sports, Barrister
Lloyd Ike Ekweremadu, said the state cannot wait to welcome all the
different runners and the interest from the international athletes have very
impressive.
“His excellency, Governor Peter Mbah
understands clearly the power of Sports and where Enugu is in the history of
Nigerian Sports, and the Governor is very determined to return the state to its
glory days of Sporting excellence. And this is one of the ways”.
“As a state , we have everything to stage a world
class Road race and the Government is ready to make history come May 3rd this
year”, he concluded.
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