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Okpekpe Road Race
Okpekpe road race is an annual event in Edo State, Nigeria. It is a 10K run, 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. 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. The International Association of Athletics Federations (IAAF) silver labelled the Okpekpe international 10km road race. Past winners References External links * {{Nigeria-sport-stub Running in Nigeria ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Okpekpe
Okpekpe (Okphekphe) is a town in Etsako East Local Government Area of Edo State, Nigeria. It is located about northeast of Auchi. It has a population of 3155 inhabitants. Its people belong to a homogeneous group of people, called the Afemai. Geography Okpekpe (Okphekphe) is located at a latitude of 7.2 (7° 12' 0 N) and a longitude of 6.47 (6° 28' 0 E), about 354 kilometers south west (209°) of the approximate center of Nigeria and south-west (209°) of the capital Abuja https://geographical.org /geographic_names Okpekpe (Okphekphe), due to its unique location and climate, has a huge potential for tourism, though not yet fully developed because of lack of direct investment. Okpekpe (Okphekphe) is surrounded by hills and big rocks, which makes its weather very friendly. It is rumoured that the rocks hold vast amounts of rare mineral resources, though it has yet to be explored. Okpekpe, is in North Ibie, belongs to a large homogeneous group of people, the Ibie found in Afe ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |