Lagos City marathon race winner vows to win at Okpekpe

Fadekemi Olude, a race walk gold medallist at the 2015 African Youth Athletics Championships (AYAC), has vowed to prove her mettle at the forthcoming 5th Okpekpe International 10km Road Race.
The Okpekpe race, which is the only International Association of Athletics Federations (IAAF) Label Road Race in Africa, is scheduled for May 13 in Edo State.
Olude, who recently recognised her strength in long distance races told NAN on Monday that she hoped to win first the Nigerian female category?
“I didn’t believe it at first that I could win the second Access Bank Lagos City Marathon, but I guess being a race walker also helped me to achieve the position.
“I am planning to win the best Nigerian female position in Okpekpe with God on my side’’ she said.
Olude assured that she would repeat the feat like she did at the 2nd Access Bank Lagos City Marathon on Feb.11 in Lagos where she won the 42km race with a time of 2:55:16.
Countries expected to participate at the event are Ethiopia, Uganda, Kenya, Tanzania, Eritrea, Bahrain, Germany, Turkey, Morocco, Burundi and host, Nigeria.