Over 10,000 Runners For Lagos Women Run 9th Edition

Over 10,000 Runners Billed For Lagos Women Run 9th Edition

Ibrahim Lateef

The organisers of the annual 10km Lagos Women's Run have said they are targeting over 10,000 runners for the 9th edition of the race coming up on November 9, 2024, BSNSports.com.ng reports.

Speaking during the press conference to herald this year’s edition, the convener of the race, Tayo Popoola, said that the theme of the 2024 edition, ‘Run with a Difference’, was carefully chosen to address the present circumstances faced by the women in society.

According to her, apart from the race, there is going to be an empowerment programme for as many that register for the race as it goes beyond the run but helping the women to greater heights in society.

She revealed that over 7,000 women had already registered for the race while they also had exhausted most of the printed forms.

The race is expected to take off from Lagos City Mall through TBS to Falomo Bridge and later connect Awolowo Road to Onikan Roundabout with a finish point at Mobolaji Johnson Arena.

Meanwhile, the Lagos State government, through the Lagos State Sports Commission, on Tuesday pledged more support to the Lagos Women Run.

The Director General of the commission, Lekan Fatodu, said that the vision of the organisers of the 10km Race was in alignment with the purpose-driven leadership of the state government.

“There is no powerful tool of sensitization for us more than what we are doing now. And I must commend everybody for being partners in progress, for being very supportive of this action,” he said.

“I can assure you that there is something bigger than the LSSC is going to add to this competition to make it better.”

Fatodu also pointed out that the sustainable development goal which organisers of the Lagos Women Run are driving was one of the key indices of the development the government was interested in.

Also, the Chairman of the Lagos State Athletics Association (LSAA), Solomon Alao, said that the success of the Lagos Women's Run was a collective responsibility of all the stakeholders.

Alao also noted that the drive towards ensuring that the women in society were given the priority they deserved, as championed by the organisers of the run, was a worthy venture.