Lagos Assures Hitch Free 7th Access Bank Lagos City Marathon On Saturday

The Lagos State Government has said that the state is ready to host the world as the 7th Access Bank Lagos City Marathon holds on Saturday, 12 February, 2022.

The state government, through the Lagos State Sports Commission (LSSC), says all hands have been on deck to ensure that all participants, both local and foreign, enjoy the tournament this year like never before.

The Executive Chairman of the Lagos State Sports Commission, Mr Sola Aiyepeku said that the commission is working with the other Stakeholders in the organisation of the World Athletics sanctioned event, adding that there is a synergy between all government agencies working towards the success of the tournament. According to him, the marathon this year would be better packaged and organised than the previous editions.

Aiyepeku said that the support from the Governor of Lagos, Mr Babajide Sanwo-Olu who is expected to participate in the one day marathon, the competition is massive, hence the assurance that the event is good to go.

“I can tell you that we are ready for the 7th Access Bank Lagos City Marathon. Despite the fact that we are having COVID-19 pandemic on our hands,which is not peculiar to us alone, as the world is still battling to curtail the spread of the disease, we have put all necessary machineries in place to hold the marathon in compliance with all Covid-19 precautionary measures. 

“All relevant agencies of the Lagos State Government have been drafted to ensure that the marathon is hitch free this year,” Aiyepeku assures.

The Executive Chairman said the premises of the Teslim Balogun Stadium in Surulere, Lagos has been a beehive of activities since the registration for the marathon started as Nigerian participants have been coming in to register and pick necessary souvenirs meant for their participation in the competition.

The 7th edition of the Access Bank Lagos City Marathon will feature athletes from all walks of life and from around the globe,

This year’s theme is drawn from the rationale that no matter what life may have brought as a result of the Covid situation, stopping is never an option. We must keep moving, forging ahead and surviving because there are better days ahead.
 
This year’s edition will feature the return of the 10km physical race, alongside the 10km virtual race and the 42km physical race. 

 
Unlike the 2021 edition of the Access Bank Lagos City Marathon which featured 300 athletes in the 42km race, with other members of the public joining the virtual 10km race on the FiNerge app, the 2022 edition of the Access Bank Lagos City Marathon is open to all members of the public. 
 
The organizers of the event have put in place stringent COVID-19 measures to safeguard the health of all participants, and all athletes and workers are to adhere strictly to the laid down rules. Crowd control measures have also been implemented to reduce overcrowding and its effects.
 
The 10km physical race will commence at Grace Gardens Event Place, Bisola Durosinmi Etti, Lekki Phase 1 by 10 am and end at Eko Atlantic, while the 42km race will begin at National Stadium, Surulere by 6:30 am and also end at Eko Atlantic. 
 
The Organisers say the 10KM virtual race will be done using the FiNerge app.