New Winner Emerges at Lagos Women Run
The defending champion of the Lagos Women Run, Fadekemi Olunde, was at the weekend dethroned by Olamide Adeseun who won the 2017 Run and emerged new champion when she breasted the tape at 41 minutes four seconds, a far cry from last year’s record of 40 minutes 30 seconds in the 10 kilometre Run.
Adeseun, who was last year’s first runners up, got a cash prize of N500,000 for emerging champion in the 2017 edition. Olunde who finished second place at a time of 41 minutes 53 seconds, got N100,000, while Faustina Ogu, who finished at 43 minutes 10 seconds placed third and got N50,000 cash reward.
Three thousand runners participated in the 2017 Lagos Women Run which was flagged off 7am at the second gate of the National Stadium, Lagos on Saturday November 11 by the First Lady of Lagos State, Mrs. Bolanle Ambode, who was represented by Mrs. Olajumoke Saliu.
The first 50 runners, who crossed the take at the finish line inside the Teslim Balogun Stadium, got cash prizes and were also decorated with commemorative medals each for their efforts.
The Coordinator of the Lagos Women Run, Tayo Popoola, expressed delight on the massive turn out of runners which cuts across women from different walks of life.
Innovative Real Estate Company and developers of the Cocoon Atlantic Estate - Cocoon Homes Ltd, has partnered with the Sustainable Cycling Foundation of Nigeria as a key sponsor for the 2017 edition of the Lagos City Criterium.
The Lagos City Criterium is a competitive cycling tournament around a technical 2.9km circuit starting and ended on the opposite side of Dolphin Estate, Ikoyi, Lagos.
The November edition of the Lagos Cycling Criterium, saw cyclists from the pro male, pro female, junior boys and junior girls categories, come from all over the country to compete on the classic racing course cycling before crossing the finish line.
As part of the sponsorship, Cocoon Homes unveiled the traditional cycling sponsored winner jerseys and announced its Cocoon Atlantic project in which construction will begin within a few weeks.
Speaking at the opening ceremony of the Criterium, Mr. Farouk Imam, Managing Director, Cocoon Homes Ltd said that, “Cocoon Homes is excited to be part of the Lagos City Criterium. This sporting event is very important to us because it will help raise awareness on cycling not only at the grass roots and for youth, but as a sport that should be adopted by all Nigerians for its positive attributes which include better physical and mental wellbeing”.
Lagos State Government has given reasons for supporting Nigerian female football international, Asisat Oshoala and her pet projectAsisat Oshoala Foundation.
Special Adviser on Sports to Governor Akinwunmi Ambode, Mr. Deji Tinubu, said that the government recognised how the reigning African women footballer of the year developed her career from the grassroots and rose to the stardom, adding that for Oshoala to come out with a foundation to help the girl-child in Lagos, it shows that she is a lady of substance who meant well for the society that made her, and her feats in the last couple of years are something worth celebrating. "The state governor recognises the contribution Oshoala has made to football in the country and Africa as a whole. More importantly that she is an indigene of Lagos also gives us a joy to want to support her and her pet project.
"The on-going Asisat Oshoala/Lagos State Secondary Schools Girls Football Clinic is a good programme, we see it as a platform to train and show the girls what they can do with football. She was at the Teslim Balogun Stadium when she hosted Lagos secondary schools students to 'Meet and Greet Asisat event' on Monday. On Tuesday, she went to Epe Grammar School where she trained the girls and at the end of the day she gave them certificates, jerseys and other gift items. On Wednesday she came to the Teslim Balogun Stadium where another round of training was organised for the girls.