With eight days left to the eleventh Access Bank Lagos Metropolis Marathon, pleasure continues to construct as organisers reaffirm the robust monetary incentives on provide for athletes throughout a number of race classes, additional underlining the occasion’s standing as Africa’s largest highway race.
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Within the 10km race for each women and men, prize cash has been mounted to reward prime performances, with ₦500,000 put aside for first place, ₦400,000 for second, ₦300,000 for third, ₦200,000 for fourth, and ₦100,000 for fifth.
The construction displays the marathon’s dedication to encouraging broad participation whereas rewarding excellence past the elite marathon distance.
Past the 10km class, vital monetary rewards have already been introduced for different races.
The elite 42km worldwide marathon will share a complete prize purse of $250,000, with $50,000 awarded to the winner and money prizes extending to the highest eight finishers, reinforcing the race’s World Athletics Gold Label standing.
Nigerian runners are additionally set to profit considerably, with thousands and thousands of naira earmarked for prime finishers within the Nigerian marathon class.
Winners within the native elite race will earn ₦2 million, with prize cash cascading all the way down to the tenth place, making certain wider monetary inclusion and motivation for homegrown expertise.
As February 14 attracts nearer, the mixture of world status, aggressive depth, and engaging prize choices continues to draw athletes from inside Nigeria and internationally, setting the stage for an additional historic version of the Access Bank Lagos Metropolis Marathon.
