Athletics
Novel course record anticipated at fifth Okpekpe race
10 years agoFormer Edo State Governor, Adams Oshiomhole (middle); flanked on the right by Miss Nigeria, Leesi Peter-Vigoro, at the VIP starting point of the Okpekpe 10km race…yesterday. PHOTO: ALEMMA-OZIORUVA ALIU,
In 2014, Kenya’s Teshome Mekonnen and Ethiopia’s Wude Ayalew ran 28:35 and 32:41 respectively to smash the course and the Nigerian all-comers record of 29:39 and 33:01 set a year earlier at the inaugural edition of the race.