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Okpekpe Road Race

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Okpekpe Road Race
DateMay
LocationOkpekpe, Nigeria
Event typeRoad
Distance10K run
Established2013
Course recordsMen's: 28:28 (2023)
Kenya Daniel Ebenyo
Women's: 32:38 (2023)
Kazakhstan Caroline Kipkirui
Official siteOkpekpe Road Race
Participants428 (2019)

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]

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

Past winners

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Edition Year Men's winner Time Women's winner Time
1st 2013  Moses Masai (KEN) 29:39  Georgina Rono (KEN) 33:01
2nd 2014  Teshome Mekonen (ETH) 28:35  Wude Ayalew (ETH) 32:41
3rd 2015  Alex Korio (KEN) 29:20  Angela Tanui (KEN) 33:34
4th 2016  Simon Cheprot (KEN) 29:48  Polline Wanjiku (KEN) 33:30
5th 2017  Leule Gebrselassie (ETH) 29:28  Azmera Gebru (ETH) 33:59
6th 2018  Alex Kibet (KEN) 29:46  Dera Dida (ETH) 33:00
7th 2019  Dawit Fikadu (BHR) 29:03  Sheila Chelangat (KEN) 33:13
2020 Did not held
2021
8th 2022  Yasin Haji (ETH) 29:05  Anchinalu Dessie (ETH) 33:09
9th 2023  Daniel Ebenyo (KEN) 28:28  Caroline Kipkirui (KAZ) 32:38
10th 2024  Edward Zakayo (KEN) 29:31  Gladys Kwamboka (KEN) 33:05

References

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  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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