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Kenyans dominate first Onitsha City Marathon

Kenya’s Bernard Sang, 39, and Esther Chesand, 25, have won the male and female categories of maiden Onitsha City Marathon held in Onitsha, Anambra on Saturday. Sand won with 1.4:44 seconds.

Emmanuel Pam and Fadekemi Olude from Plateau came top as male and female champions of Nigerian nationality category in the 21 kilometer marathon race which started at about 6:30 a.m.

Pam was the overall 10th winner. William Amposah from Ghana finished overall fifth but was first west African to chest the rope. Augustine Nwafor was the first Onitsha man to finish. There was no presence of official of Anambra Government, especially from the State Sports Development Commission at the start point of the event and at the finishing line to receive and cheer the athletes. The News Agency of Nigeria (NAN) reports that while the international marathon was going on in Onitsha, the Anambra Sports Commission officials were holding its monthly Walk for Life from Nteje Oyi council area to Aguleri in Anambra East Council. (NAN)

Read more: https://www.dailytrust.com.ng/kenyans-dominate-firkenyas-bernard-sang-39-and-esther-chesand-25-have-won-the-male-and-female-categories-of-maiden-onitsha-city-marathon-held-in-onitsha-anambra-on-saturday-st-onitsha-ci.html

Kenyans and running

When you have to chase animals for food and run away from lions for survival, your body has no choice but to adapt. I was lucky enough to travel to Europe for a conference, me and my friends went to a zoo and there were lions in cages; one of the oyinbo people asked if I'm very good with handling lions since I'm African, I laughed and told him we don't have lions in Nigeria, as a matter of fact I had to travel all the way to Germany to see lion for the first time.

Third to comment, i still dey form sha.

Na dem

Kenyan runners in Biafra land, Las Las we go dey ok

According to Afonjarudeens no foreigners will visit Igboland because of erosion

Kenya’s and marathon are like buhari and corruption

Not surprised at all

Every time, upon all our practices

I give up to them

For our house kwa

Chai!

Dem use run swear for Kenyans?

Right from the days of John the Baptist, Kenya has been winning marathon without violence

SEEN, NEXT?

Na Kenyans dey dominate on any marathon stuffs all around dah world.

Why were you expecting before... Nigeria to win?

SaDr

Today's hold up, traffic and go slow no be child's play o

I don't know why dem allow Kenyans to participate in the marathon when them know say na them go still win em

Na wa oo
How them take know say we dey do marathon for our zoo.

Na so Dem just run come chop the money.

Las Las na leg them take come naija

A Kenyan man once outran his shadow...

congrats to them
from naija

We do not really need these things. And if we must do. Abeg limit to only Nigerians

What is the relationship between marathon and ShopRite?

We play too much

Dpharisee:
Kenyan runners in Biafra land, Las Las we go dey ok

According to Afonjarudeens no foreigners will visit Igboland because of erosion

low self esteem dey worry you. Kenyan visit Igbo land, so what happened next?

Their natural talent

how much did they win?

From the pics alone you will know those who ran and those who famz

TwoBottles:
A Kenyan man once outran his shadow...

Noooo
His shadow was tired of following him

Nah wah o! No nyamiri in the list of the champion...
Anambra state wan copy Lagos State.. the whole money generated annually in anambra no pass the one wey 2 local government generate annually...

They should check these Kenyans If they have blood in their veins or it's engine oil that flows in their body. Them no dey tire like machine.