Nilayo to sign multiple multi-billion naira deal for Abuja City International Marathon

The management of Nilayo Sports Management, led by its Managing Director, Bukola Olopade, will on Thursday, February 9, 2023 sign a multiple multi-billion naira deal that would see the birth of the Abuja City International Marathon.

The Abuja City International Marathon, which is a full marathon of 42.195 km has been approved by the Athletics Federation of Nigeria, the Association of International Marathons and Distance Races (AIMS), the Federal Capital Territory, and the Federal Ministry of Youth and Sports Development.

Nilayo Sports Management, organizers of the Gold Label Access Bank Lagos Marathon would sign the multi-billion naira contract to organize the Abuja City International Marathon on October 7, 2023, a date that had already been announced by the organizers.

The Nilayo Sports Management Limited boss noted that the target is to have a second Gold-Label status full marathon race in Nigeria especially in the beautiful city of Abuja, Nigeria’s federal capital city.

The main sponsor of the race would also be unveiled in an elaborate ceremony, where the prize money, the class of runners, the route and other world class incentives will be announced for the Abuja City International Marathon.

“It would be most delightful to have one full marathon each in the Nigeria’s financial capital and the nations capital.

‘By the time, the Abuja City International Marathon attains the Gold Label status, Nigeria would become one of the few countries in the world like USA, China and UAE with more than two Gold-Label races in one country.

This is a rare attribute in road running in the world. This would tremendously boost the status of Nigeria, and that is what we have been talking about.”

The first label road race in Nigeria and indeed in West Africa is the Okpekpe international 10km road race.

Now a gold label race, the Okpekpe event is the first road running race to have its course measured by a World accredited measurer and the first to become a member of AIMS.