A 16-year-old runner, Miss Saibu Yetunde, has emerged winner of the 5km race tagged ‘Ogun Women Run’ in Abeokuta, the Ogun state capital.
Yetunde finished the race in 19 minutes, and 39 seconds, while Asekun Olayemi came second with 19 minutes, 50 seconds, and Eweniyi Florence returned at 22 minutes and 36 seconds.
Speaking with newsmen, the organiser and Chief Executive Office of Brussels Sports Management, Seyi Johnson, said this year’s edition of the race recorded an improvement over that of last year.
“We are here to write history. We wrote history last year, we have written another history this year and by God’s Grace next year, we will write another history,” Johnson said.
The overall winner went home with N500,000 prize, while first and second runner-ups received N300,000 and N200,000 respectively.
The 5km race started at Sapon area of Abeokuta metropolis, through Isale Igbein, IBB Boulevard, Kuto, and finished at the MKO Abiola Stadium, Kuto, Saturday.
Meanwhile, a 70-year-old petty trader, Riskat Lawal and senior reporter with the Voice of Nigeria (VON), Sekinat Salam-Opebiyi, were among the over 2,000 runners who took part in the 5km race.
