Over 2,000 international elite athletes from across the world have registered for the Gold-Label Access Bank Lagos City Marathon, setting a record of entries for any marathon in Africa. The race holds on Saturday, 4 February. The General Manager of the race, Yussuf Alli said at the weekend that: “The elite entries would have been more, if the organisers had …

The Technical Director of the Access Bank Lagos City Marathon, Mr Yusuf Alli has reaffirmed that the 2023 edition of the Access Bank Lagos City Marathon will hold on Saturday 4th February 2023. Alli issued a statement on Tuesday dismissing an online media report that the race has been moved to 12th February. The three-time Olympian and 1990 Commonwealth Games …

The Access Bank Lagos City Marathon has submitted an application for an upgrade to become the biggest and highest rated full road race in Africa. The Technical Director of the Access Bank Lagos City Marathon, Yusuf Ali, who submitted the request at the headquarters of the World Athletics in Monaco, France, said in Benin City, Edo State over the weekend that …