Former Guangzhou Marathon silver medalist Emmanuel Naibei won the sixth edition of the Lagos City Marathon held over the weekend in Nigeria.
The Kenyan extended the nations dominance when he clocked 2:11.37 for the title. His win was an improvement after finishing
The 2019 Guangzhou Marathon second placed Naibei defeated Ethiopian duo of Deresa Geleta and Demiso Gudeta who finished second and third respectively.
Following the win Naibei walked home with Sh3.2 million as 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.
After finishing second last year,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 as Desta Muluneh from Ethiopia was third.