A 16-year-old runner, Miss Saibu Yetunde, on Saturday, emerged winner of the 5km race after finishing the race in 19 minutes and 39 seconds.
Saibu won the race tagged ‘Ogun Women Run’ in Abeokuta, Ogun State.
‘Ogun Women Run’ is a 5km race organized by Brussels Sports Management Limited annually for adult girls and women in Ogun state.
PLATFORM TIMES reports that the race started at Sapon area of Abeokuta metropolis, through Isale Igbein, IBB Boulevard, Kuto, and finished at the MKO Abiola Stadium, Kuto, on Saturday.
No fewer than 2,000 runners that took part in the race where Saibu emerged overall winner
Addressing newsmen , the Chief Executive Office (CEO) of Brussels Sports Management, Seyi Johnson, said this year’s edition of the race recorded an improvement over last year’s edition.
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“We are here to write history. We wrote history last year, we have written another history this year and by God’s Grace next year, we will write another history,” Johnson said.
The 70-year-old-man runner told newsmen that she had always imbibed habit of fitness and warned young women against “too much starch and sugar.”
Speaking on her victory, Saibu , said her target was to make a name for herself in the marathon race globally.
She called on the government to assist young talents in order to achieve their full potentials.
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