A Kenyan, David Barmasai, has won the 2020 Lagos City Marathon with a race record of 2hours, 10 minutes.
The 42km race commenced on Saturday from National Stadium, Surulere, Lagos, while the 10km race began from Ikoyi Link Bridge with both races climaxing at Eko Atlantic.
The 31-year-old long distance runner had previously won the 2011 Dubai Marathon with the personal best time of 2:07:18 and also came fifth at the 2011 World Champions Athletics in Daegu.
The athlete, who gave thanks to God and his coach who encouraged him, went home with $50,000 prize money; Dekebo Dakamo, an Ethopian, came second on 2:10:55 and got $40,000 as prize.
Others are Paul Chege from Kenya (third) with a time of 2:11:23. He got $30,000 as his prize. Cosmooas Kyeva recorded a time of 2:11:30 (fourth) and got $20,000 as his prize.
Ethopian Deresa Geleta came fifth having recorded a time of 2:11:35 and got $15,000 as his prize while the sixth position went to Paul Matheka from Kenya who finished with a time of 2:11:48 with $10,000 as his prize.
The seventh position went to Wubshet Demisse from Ethiopia. He got $8,000 with a time of 2:12:48. The eight position went to Moses Kurgat from Kenya who clocked 2:13:06 and received $6,000 as his prize.
Benard Sang from Kenya finished ninth with a time of 3:13:18, and got $4,000 as prize and the 10th position went to Tallam Cherutich also from Kenya. He recorded a time of 2:13:53 and received $2,000 as his prize.
Marathoners from Kenya dominated the podium, winning seven out of 10 available prize money.
