Adadege Wins Godfrey Okoye University 20Km Marathon In Enugu

Tosin Adadege from Ogun State has emerged winner of the 2022 Godfrey Okoye University (GOUNI) 20km marathon in Enugu State.

The marathon was part of the events to mark the 10th convocation ceremony of the university.

The starting point of the marathon was the temporary campus, Thinkers Corner, while the end point was at the permanent site, Ugwuomu in the Enugu East local government area of the state.

Adedeji finished his race on 1:07:18  to emerge winner in the male category, Kefas Williams from Plateau state finished second at 1.09.08, while Soudi Hamadjam from Cross River finished third with 1:10:18.

The first prize winner smiled home with N1,000,000, the second placed got N200,000 while, the third got N100,000.

In the female category, Agofure Charity from Delta State completed the race at 1:17:06 to emerge winner while Arunna Awawu from Lagos finished second with a return of 1:20:58.

Esther Affigbo from Enugu who emerged champion at the just concluded 2022 Amstel Malta race in Enugu State, finished third on 1:22:42.

The Vice-Chancellor of Godfrey Okoye University, Prof. Christian Aneke expressed satisfaction with the outcome of the marathon, saying that Nigerian youths are smart, intelligent and talented.

He commended those who took first, second and third positions in both the female and male categories, stressing that those who completed the race are all winners.

"I am satisfied with the result of today's race which is in line with the convocation theme, "connectivity". What plays out today shows that when I hear someone saying that Nigeria Youths are lazy, I shake my head and laugh, Nigerian youths are not lazy.

"Nigeria Youths are second to none in the world. The youths will do well if the old leaders give them chance.

"There will be Go UNI marathon annually and the pride will keep increasing and it will be my joy to see GOUNI marathon winners become national and the world's best," he said.

The VC charged the Enugu State Ministry of Youths and Sports to do more on sports to ensure that youths of the state performed well in sports activities.

Meanwhile, the VC expressed satisfaction after the medical teams conducted a medical test on the winners to check if they were on drugs showed negative.