Kenya’s Emmanuel Naibei wins Lagos City Marathon
Kenya’s Emmanuel Naibei reacts after winning the 2021 Lagos City Marathon on April 10, 2021.
What you need to know:
- This was the fourth time a Kenyan is winning the men’s race in Lagos.
- Naibei walked home with the winner's purse of US$ 30,000 (Sh3.2 million) while Geleta and Gudeta went home with $20,000 (Sh2.1 million) and $15,000 (Sh1.6 million) respectively.
Kenya's Emmanuel Naibei on Saturday won the sixth edition of the Lagos City Marathon.
Naibei ensured Kenya’s dominance when he won the race in 2 hours, 11 minutes and 37 seconds, beating a field of 300 athletes in the Nigerian capital on Saturday.
Naibei, who finished second at the 2019 Guangzhou Marathon where he set his current Personal Best time of 2:08:27, edged out the Ethiopian duo of Deresa Geleta and Demiso Gudeta who finished second and third respectively, for victory.
Naibei walked home with the winner's purse of US$ 30,000 (Sh3.2 million) while Geleta and Gudeta went home with $20,000 (Sh2.1 million) and $15,000 (Sh1.6 million) respectively.
This was the fourth time a Kenyan is winning the men’s race in Lagos.
Last year, Kenya’s David Barmasai Tumo won the fifth edition of the marathon in a course record time of 2:10:22 as Sharon Cherop went for the women’s crown in a course record time of 2:31:40, dethroning Ethiopian Meseret Dinke.
However, Dinke was on top of her game this time around to reclaim the title in 2:32:16, beating Kenya’s Celestine Jepchirchir to second place.
Third place went to Desta Muluneh from Ethiopia.
