{"id":117996,"date":"2024-05-04T17:07:03","date_gmt":"2024-05-04T16:07:03","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/www.africa-press.net\/nigeria\/uncategorized\/gov-mbah-joins-coal-city-marathon-says-its-opportunity-for-talent-discovery-fitness"},"modified":"2024-05-04T19:45:31","modified_gmt":"2024-05-04T18:45:31","slug":"gov-mbah-joins-coal-city-marathon-says-its-opportunity-for-talent-discovery-fitness","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/www.africa-press.net\/nigeria\/economy\/gov-mbah-joins-coal-city-marathon-says-its-opportunity-for-talent-discovery-fitness","title":{"rendered":"Gov. Mbah joins Coal City Marathon, says it\u2019s opportunity for talent discovery, fitness"},"content":{"rendered":"<p><span style=\"color: #ff6600\"><strong>Africa-Press &#8211; Nigeria. <\/strong><\/span>Governor of Enugu State, Dr. Peter Mbah, has received cheers and commendations from residents of the state for actively participating in the 2024 Coal City Half Marathon held in the state\u2019s capital on Saturday.<\/p>\n<p>This was even as the governor promised that his administration was working towards strengthening and improving subsequent marathons in the state by making it attractive enough for international athletes to participate as a world-class sporting event.<\/p>\n<p>Governor Mbah, who joined in the 21.79km half marathon, which kicked off at the Nnamdi Azikiwe Stadium, stated that the event would serve as an opportunity to discover young talents and for all sports lovers as well as the elderly to keep fit and live a healthy lifestyle.<\/p>\n<p>He said his administration was keen on sustaining and consolidating the huge success recorded in this year\u2019s marathon through the right investment in the development of the sports industry in the areas of sporting infrastructure and facilities, adding that the state saw sports as business and source of wealth creation for the people.<\/p>\n<p>\u201cWe\u2019re investing hugely in our sports sector, and we\u2019re not only treating sports as leisure or recreation, but we\u2019re also seeing the sports industry as key business.<\/p>\n<p>\u201cThat\u2019s why in addition to quickly returning the pitch, once we came in, to enable Rangers International return to the Nnamdi Azikiwe Stadium, we just awarded the contract to renovate and overhaul our stadium and bring it to world-class standard.<\/p>\n<p>\u201cYou also know that in that sector, we\u2019ve just recently entered a memorandum of understanding to build a world-class entertainment and sports centre and this is all going to reinforce our position in the sports industry,\u201d he added.<\/p>\n<p>While congratulating the participants, who came from over 20 states across the country, the governor stressed that the goal of the event was to promote unity, discipline and cooperation amongst Nigerians, saying in a few years, the state would join the league of world athletics competitions because of the level of investments the administration was committing to the industry.<\/p>\n<p>\u201cWhat is even more important is the desire of the state to take the Enugu State Marathon event to the next level.<\/p>\n<p>\u201cIn few years, I want you to note that the Enugu State Marathon is going to be part of the world international athletic events.<\/p>\n<p>\u201cJust as you have the Boston Marathon, the London Marathon, you\u2019ll also have the Enugu Marathon in the international athletics calendar,\u201d he added.<\/p>\n<p>Earlier, the Commissioner for Youth and Sports, Barr Lloyd Ekweremadu, explained that part of the goals of the marathon was to continue to foster the culture of sports and fitness, which engenders healthy development.<\/p>\n<p>He expressed satisfaction over the success of the event, saying participants from other states were happy about the hospitality and the excellent works the governor was doing in the state through his infrastructural drive.<\/p>\n<p>The winners of this year\u2019s Marathon included Francis James, Israel Sadjo, and Nenfort Mathias, the 1st, 2nd, and 3rd places respectively in the male category, while Patience Dahyop, Agofurb Charity and Munitikat Emmanuel also clinched the 1st and 2nd runners up, respectively, in the female category.<\/p>\n<p><strong>For More News And Analysis About <a href=\"https:\/\/www.africa-press.net\/nigeria\">Nigeria<\/a> Follow <a href=\"https:\/\/www.africa-press.net\/\">Africa-Press<\/a><\/strong><\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"<p>Africa-Press &#8211; Nigeria. Governor of Enugu State, Dr. Peter Mbah, has received cheers and commendations from residents of the state for actively participating in the 2024 Coal City Half Marathon held in the state\u2019s capital on Saturday. 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