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Atia, Lariba excel at Adenta marathon
May 5, 2021
The maiden Adenta marathon came off on Saturday with over 100 athletes from across the country participating.
The event organized by Emmagee Fitness Center (EFC) with support from Decathlon was part of efforts to promote athletics in the country.
At the end of the race held on principal streets of Adenta, Koogo Atia emerged winner of the 15km Men’s event with a time of 50.43:62 seconds.
He was followed by Basit Afful who recorded a time of 50.54:82 seconds in second while Awini Samuel settled for the third position with a time of 53.31:24 seconds.
In the Ladies 15km event, it was national athlete and 2015 Accra Milo Marathon winner Sakat Lariba who showed her class again by clocking 55.56:83 seconds to win.