Registration has opened for the fifth edition of the Okpekpe international 10km road race which holds
on Saturday May 13 in Okpekpe,Etsako East local government area of Edo state.
Dare Esan,spokesman for the race said intending runners can,for quick and easy
registration download the tracking app launched for the race early this month
or visit the website www.okpekperoadrace.com to register.
‘Organisers of the Okpekpe international 10km road race are delighted
to announce that intending runners at the fifth edition of the race can also use our
tracking application to register for the race,’said Esan.
‘Runners can also register through our website www.okpekperoadrace.com.
Registration will not howver be limited to online platforms as we intend to use the
Athletics Federation of Nigeria (AFN) to help distribute the registration forms when
the time comes.The online platform is mainly for those who are far from
the registration points that will be announced in due course.”
Esan however allayed fears that those that will register manually,
especially the ‘local’ elite athletes that will come through the AFN cannot use the Okpekpe
road race trackking app.
‘All registered runners and their loved ones can download and make use
of the app to either track their performance or print their certificate of
participation at the end of the race.”
The Okpekpe international 10km road race is the only road race in Nigeria
that is recognised by both the (International Association of Athletics Federations
(IAAF) and Association of International Marathons and Distance Races (AIMS)
because its race course has been measured by an accredited measurer using the
approved calibrated method.It is also the only IAAF bronze label event in West Africa in 2017
The race is organised by Pamodzi Sports Marketing,leaders in sports marketing
and hospitality business in Nigeria.
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