Istifanus Peter Mahan has emerged the first Nigerian to cross the finish line at the 2021 Access Bank Lagos City Marathon [Nigerian Category].
Istifanus Peter Mahan receives the one million Naira prize money.
300 elite runners participated in the race due to strict COVID-19 protocols.
Kenya’s Emmanuel Naibei and Meseret Dinke emerged as the winners of the 2021 edition of the Access Bank Lagos City Marathon.
Emmanuel Naibei on April 10, 2021 returned a time of 2 hours 15 minutes 01 second (official) to claim the top prize, which is $30,000.
Although the winning time falls short of the course record of 2:10:23 set last year, it is the second-fastest ever in the history of the Access Bank Lagos City Marathon.
Naibei was a runner-up at the 2019 Guangzhou Marathon where he set his current Personal Best time of 2:08:27. He was also among those with podium finishes at the CFLD Beijing Marathon, Beijing where he finished third.
Now in its sixth edition, this is the fourth time a Kenyan is emerging as the winner of the Men’s category of the 42 km Access Bank Lagos City Marathon.
The Ethiopian duo of Daresa Geleta and Demiso Legese finished in the second and third positions respectively in the men’s category of Saturday’s race.
In the women’s category, Meseret Dinke reclaimed her title and she did it in style with a new course record after returning a time of 2:28:51.
Dinke won the 2019 edition of the Access Bank Lagos City Marathon but was dethroned last year by Kenyan Sharon Cherop who set the former course record of 2.31.40.
Celestine Jepchirchir from Kenya and lDesta Nigist Mulune from Ethiopia finished second and third respectively in the women’s category.
This is the fourth time an Ethiopian will be winning the female race.
