Okpekpe Road Race

Okpekpe road race is an annual event in Edo State, Nigeria. It is a 10 Kilometre road race over hills and tarred roads, starting from Apana Road and ending in Okpekpe town. The 2018 edition of the race featured participants from Kenya, Eritrea, Ethiopia, Uganda, Morocco, Israel, Bahrain, Morocco  and Nigeria.[1] Kenyan Kibet Alex won the men’s category of the 2018 edition of the race with a finishing time of 29 minutes 46 seconds. Simon Chepat was second with a finishing of 30 minutes 29 seconds and Ronoh Timothy placed third with a finishing time of 30 minutes 39 seconds. Yani Dera Dida won the female category.[2][3]

Okpekpe Road Race
DateMay
LocationOkpekpe, Nigeria
Event typeRoad
Distance10K run
Established2013
Course recordsMen's: 28:35 (2014)
Teshome Mekonen
Women's: 32:41 (2014)
Wude Ayalew
Official siteOkpekpe Road Race
Participants428 (2019)

The International Association of Athletics Federations (IAAF) silver labelled the Okpekpe international 10km road race.[4]

Past winners
EditionYearMen's winnerTimeWomen's winnerTime
1st2013 Moses Masai (KEN)29:39 Georgina Rono (KEN)33:01
2nd2014 Teshome Mekonen (ETH)28:35 Wude Ayalew (ETH)32:41
3rd2015 Alex Korio (KEN)29:20 Angela Tanui (KEN)33:34
4th2016 Simon Cheprot (KEN)29:48 Polline Wanjiku (KEN)33:30
5th2017 Leule Gebrselassie (ETH)29:28 Azmera Gebru (ETH)33:59
6th2018 Alex Kibet (KEN)29:46 Dera Dida (ETH)33:00
7th2019 Dawit Fikadu (BHR)29:03 Sheila Chelangat (KEN)33:13

References
  1. "Okpekpe road race: Top class athletes vie for honours - Vanguard News". Vanguard News. 2018-05-12. Retrieved 2018-06-16.
  2. "Kenyan Alex wins 2018 Okpekpe road race - Vanguard News". Vanguard News. 2018-05-13. Retrieved 2018-07-06.
  3. "Kenyans Dominate 2018 Okpekpe Road Race - THISDAYLIVE". THISDAYLIVE. 2018-05-13. Retrieved 2018-07-06.
  4. "Cheprot, Wanjiku Eye Okpekpe Road Race History - Complete Sports Nigeria". Complete Sports Nigeria. 2018-04-26. Retrieved 2018-07-06.
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