A Lagos long-distance runner, Alabi Aminat Adenike, who specialises in long-distance races has emerged winner of the Open class of the tenth version of the 2025 Lagos Ladies Run.
Alabi, who gained N2 million, is an skilled marathoner, who has participated in 5 totally different races together with the Lagos Ladies Run, defeated her compatriots by successful the 10K race.
From the beginning level on the iconic Tafawa Balewa Sq. via the routes that terminated on the remodelled Mobolaji Johnson Sports activities Area, Onikan, Adenike crossed the ribbon with a time of 39 minutes: 25.80 seconds to complete as the primary girl from Lagos to etch her identify in gold within the historical past of LWR.
Talking on the presentation of medals to champions in numerous classes on the end level, the Director Basic, Lagos State Sports activities Fee, Lekan Fatodu, described the tenth version of Lagos Ladies Run as a decade of consistency, dedication, impression and noteworthy journey.
He mentioned, it’s a decade of constructing group cohesion, selling constant alternatives in sports activities, when it comes to private growth, wellness and alternative for financial growth and management.
“Lagos is definitely on the centre of many issues that has to do with new improvements and growth that’s been manifested constantly in sports activities and different areas of human endeavours,” he famous.
For a Lagosian to win the tenth version, Mr Fatodu defined that it’s a manifestation of the truth that each nook of the state is blessed with skills and supplied with alternatives, including that the state will proceed to make use of the platform to draw stars and potential skills to convey them to the fore and provides them the chance to sharpen their abilities.
Mr Fatodu recommended the organisers for his or her resilience and constantly producing new skills and stars in athletics, constructing group cohesion and selling sports activities growth.
Coordinator Lagos Ladies Run, Tayo Popoola, acknowledged the initiative started as an off-the-cuff concept, a platform for girls to collect and work together via a street race.
“The race is to make folks glad, change lives, reconnect, community, search for extra alternatives in life and add worth, reasonably than specializing in financial positive aspects”.
Ms Popoola added that the race serves as a collection of preparatory occasion for elite runners serving to them practice and energise for greater competitions as Nigerians more and more embrace street races.
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She mentioned that the run appeals to a various group of girls, together with those that are plus dimension or older, in search of common well-being and health. It offers an inclusive house the place ladies can really feel actively concerned and cared for, addressing their want for bodily exercise and group engagement.
Winner of the tenth version, Adenike, was elated for successful the title within the open class, noting that her mission is to be the primary marathoner from Lagos that may win the coveted title within the all ladies race.
“With the coaching l have been doing, l simply consider that l will probably be among the many first three. I began coaching early this 12 months and l promised myself to finish up effectively on this 12 months’s version. I simply have to coach very effectively due to these which might be coming from the northern half are very sturdy, however l mentioned I need to be the primary Lagos marathoner that may set a file and produce the title to Lagos,” she mentioned.
Vivian Obadiah with 39:55.12 gained N1.5 million by coming second and Elizabeth Nuhu Pawa (40:39.83) gained N1 million naira third positioned.
