Heritage Bank Limited
has extended its Corporate Social Responsibility (CSR) vote for wellness and
physical fitness of Nigerians to the 10-kilometre Okpekpe Road Race as the
Official Banker.
The
annual international event, which has been certified by the International
Association of Athletics Federations (IAAF) as a bronze label event on its
calendar, is on its third edition. The event will take place on Saturday May
16, 2015 at Okpekpe Town in Etsako Local Government Area (LGA) of Edo State.
It
will be recalled that Enterprise Bank Limited, which has been acquired by
Heritage Bank Limited, was the Official Banker of the second edition of the
race last year.
Both
female and male winners in the race will be going home with juicy monetary
rewards in the event, which incidentally attracts the highest total prize money
for a 10-kilometer race in the world. For both the female and male
categories, the 1st 2nd and 3rd prize winners would receive $25,000, $15,000
and $10,000 respectively. Similarly, 4th to 8th winning runners would be
rewarded with cash prizes of $8,000, $6,000, $4,000, $2,000 and $1,000
respectively totaling $142,000 (about N30 million). There are many other prizes
to be won, including cash prizes for the first eight place finishers who are
Edo State indigenes.
The
Heritage Bank sponsorship of the10-kilometre race is also meant to partner with
the Edo State Government and the event organisers, PAMODZI Sports Marketing
Limited, in the joint bid to create a platform of support and exposure for
Nigerian and African youths to international marathons.
The
Okpekpe Road Race, which is the only IAAF labeled marathon in Africa will
feature in this edition over 28 professional athletes and participants from
more than 10 countries, including Kenya, Ethiopia Eritrea, Morroco, Nigeria and
Norway among others.
Top
officials of IAAF will be on hand to witness the event while the Edo State
Governor, Comrade Adams Oshiomhole among other top dignitaries will also be
taking part in the race. SuperSport Television and local TV stations will give
cover the event.
-Daily Times
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