Millennium Marathon Volunteers Tour Race Route

Volunteers of the Accra Millennium Marathon 2016 were on Thursday, taken through the 21Km race route ahead of Saturday’s event.

The aim of the tour was to familiarize the volunteers, most of whom will serve as water and ribbon distributors and officiating assistants to the race roads.

The tour begun as early as 6:00am in the morning at the independence square in Accra, and the team of volunteers made intermittent stoppages at various water and ribbon distribution points.

The 21Km tour ended after close to an hour at the independence square before a similar exercise was embarked upon for the 5km fun run route.

After the two tours, the volunteers were taking through lessons on what is required of them before, during and after Saturday’s Marathon while officials also answered questions posed by the volunteers.

The route tour is the last of a series of activities by the Millennium Marathon Volunteers, most of whom are members of the Dansoman branch of the Junior Chamber International (JCI).

Millennium Marathon Volunteers Tour Race Route

Kenyans Dominate 2016 London Marathon

Jemima Sumgong recovered from a fall to win the women’s London Marathon as fellow Kenyan Eliud Kipchoge retained the men’s title.

Sumgong, 31, grazed her head on the road when tripped by Ethiopian Aselefech Mergia as they approached a water station.

Sumgong rejoined the leading group to take her first London title in two hours 22 minutes 58 seconds.

Kipchoge, 31, won in 2:03.05, seven seconds outside the world record.

It was the second fastest marathon in history and a course record for the former world champion.

Marcel Hug of Switzerland won the men’s wheelchair race ahead of Britain’s Paralympic champion David Weir in third, while American Tatyana McFadden won the women’s race for a fourth consecutive year.BBC

Kenyans Dominate 2016 London Marathon

Adams Break Upper West Regional Marathon Record

This year’s Pre-Millennium Marathon regional mini marathons got underway last weekend in the Northern and Upper West regions with Iddrisu Adams of the Ghana Revenue Authority in the Upper West Region breaking the regional mini-marathon record he set last year.

He completed the 10.5km race in an impressive time of 29.30 minutes. The previous record was 30 minutes flat.

Baloun Zuleiha of Tuma Sakai Primary School also made history as the youngest female ever to win a regional marathon. The 12-year-old completed the race in a time of 35.03 seconds.

In Tamale, Yakubu Alhassan and Ibrahim Rabiatu, a student, won the first positions in the male and female races respectively. Yakubu finished in 35.57 minutes while Rabiatu finished in 48.20 minutes.

Winners in both the male and female categories took home cash prizes, Awango solar products from Total and water from Melcom.

They will both receive a placement in the professional athletes programme being instituted by the Millennium Marathon Sports Ltd to groom and train marathon runners.

Adams Break Upper West Regional Marathon Record

Iddrisu Adams Wins 2016 Upper West Millennium Marathon

Twenty nine year old Iddrisu Adams has won the 2016 edition of the annual Milenium marathon.

The energetic Ghana Revenue Authority staff stormed his way to the finishing line in the 10.5km race held in wa ahead of the over 500 athletes.

The Nakore born athlete stepped up from his second place in the 2015 edition of the event with a time of 29 minutes 31 seconds.

Solomon Kofi, a staff of the Ghana Prisons Service picked up the second slot at the hugely patronized event.

The 27 year old Obuasi Secondary Technical School graduate shook off threats from John Domabekpulo for the silver medal spot.

Representing the students on the podium was 19 year old John Domabekpulo, an Agric students from Ullo SHS with a bronze medal for his efforts.

John came inches close to usurping Solomon for the second slot but run out of energy on the final hurdles.

Over 20 second cycle institutions registered for the one day event with some coming with over 100 athletes.

Iddrisu Adams Wins 2016 Upper West Millennium Marathon

Coach Yatsuhashi Likes Hearts’ Sprint Start To Marathon Season

Accra Hearts of Oak coach Kenichi Yatsuhashi has said he is enjoying the start his side has made to the 2015/16 Ghanaian football season and hopes to finish tops at the end of the campaign.

The Phobians have opened a two point’s gap at the summit of the Ghana Premier League (GPL) competition and remain unbeaten after four games.

And their Japanese-American trainer is excited about this development, saying it was a well thought off idea prior to the start of the season.

“I told the club’s Board and Management what I really wanted to do before the start of the GPL, and, I am not surprised about this development at all,” he told the gathering when Board Chairman Togbe Afede XIV hosted the team to a dinner on Monday.

“I was given a clear cut objective for the season, and, in fact this is mandated in my contract, Coach Yatsuhashi said, adding that “Accra Hearts of Oak is well prepared for the rest of the competition”.

He praised his players for showing a lot of commitment and faith to his ideas and hoped that their efforts would be rewarded with some silverware at the end of the campaign.

“We are taking the games as they come, and, our sole focus is on Sunday’s game against Inter Allies who will be another difficult opponent,” he added.

Chieftains of the club are hoping that Coach Yatsuhashi can guide them to a first championship win in six seasons and put to rest the ghost of their relegation struggle last season.

Coach Yatsuhashi Likes Hearts’ Sprint Start To Marathon Season

News On Regional Marathons Ahead of Main Event

The 2nd edition of the highly acclaimed international millennium marathon will commence its preparatory regional marathons in the Northern regional capital, Tamale.

Ten (10) regional races will take place in all regional capitals of Ghana in anticipation of the main international marathon on September 3. The regional marathons this year will be launched by the Minister of Youth and Sports, Nii Lantey Vanderpuye in Tamale.

The theme for this year’s marathon is “Africa on the run for peace and health” and will commence later in March in the northern region. It will continue later in the Upper West and East regions before moving to the Brong Ahafo, Eastern and Western regions.

The Ashanti region will then have its turn before that of the Central and Volta regions with that of the Greater Accra region expected to be held on 11 June.

The climax of the marathon season will be held in Accra which will see well- acclaimed international runners from all over the world, elite Ghanaian athletes, corporate bodies, keep fit clubs, social runners, students and members of the diplomatic corps participating.

News On Regional Marathons Ahead of Main Event