Access Bank/Lagos Marathon: Athletes to get prompt payment of prize money

This is unlike in the first edition where they have to wait for several months before they got their prizes. Officials hinged on the technicality that their doping status in the race must have to be verified. But according to Bukola Olapade who is the chief consultant to the Access Bank/Lagos Marathon race there wouldn’t be any of such delay in this year’s edition. “We have secured all the prize monies. That was the first thing on our minds and I am glad that it has been settled and we can assure all the athletes that there won’t be any delay,” said the former Ogun State commissioner for sports. He argued that the first edition was like a crash programme, which thought was successful, there were some areas of concern, which had to be worked. “There people who were asking us how did we pull it off? This is because usually it takes almost a year to plan for a marathon race of this magnitude, but we were able to do in a couple of weeks. “But in this year’s edition we have noted all those areas and there will be a remarkable improvement. Runners from over ten countries in Africa, Europe and America have indicated their intentions to run in the race.