Kenya’s Edwin Kibet wins 2023 Lagos City Marathon
Edwin Kibet Koech of Kenya has won the 8th edition of the Access Bank Lagos City Marathon. Kibet beat other marathoners who numbered about 300 to win the 42 Kilometers race.
Edwin Kibet will be claiming the grand price of $50,000 as the winner of the marathon.
He finished the race at 2 hours, 14 minutes and 6 seconds to beat Dekeba Shefa of Ethiopia and Kenya’s Bernard Sang who finished second and third respectively, and will go home with $40,000 and $30,000 respectively.
In addition, Alemenseh Guta of Ethiopia was the first woman to cross the finish line, followed in second place by Kebene Urisa and Kenya’s Naomi Maiyo in third place.
The winners of both the men and women’s races qualified for marathon event at the 2024 Olympics in Paris.
Also, Felicia Adetutu finished 10th in the women’s race and became the first Nigerian woman to cross the finish line. She earned $2000 and N3 million respectively for both finishes.
The annual marathon event was recently upgraded by the world athletics body to a gold label; less than eight years after its maiden edition.
The 42km race began at the National Stadium in Surulere and ended at the Eko Atlantic City in Victoria Island.
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Past Winners
In 2022, Geleta Ulfata of Ethiopia won the event while Emmaneul Naibei and David Barmasai won the 5th and 6th editions of the Access Bank Lagos City Marathon respectively.
Who is Edwin Kibet?
Kibet is a Kenyan-born American long distance runner.
He is alumnus of Auburn University. He is also a financial management technician in the United States Army and competes in marathons as a member of the US Army World Class Athlete Program.
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