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Adamu Shehu Muazu ‘Shagari’ on Saturday, April 16 made history in the ancient town of Isonyin as he emerged the winner of the 1st MASA Isonyin Half Marathon.
The Plateau State-born athlete dusted all the runners; finishing the race in 1:10:52.
‘Shagari’ won Saturday’s race emphatically as his winning time was over two minutes ahead of John Muiruri from Kenya. Muiruri came second with a time of 1:12:39.
Tosin Adedeji, who hails from, the host Local Government, Ijebu-North East, finished impressively in the third position with a time of 1:13:39.
In the women’s race, Hawawu Haruna breasted the tape ahead of her rivals, finishing with a time of 1:23:52.
Charity Agofure and Fadekemi Olude finished in the second and third positions in 1:24:29 and 1:30:39 respectively.
The new kid on the block, 11-year-old Abigael Ogunbowale also drew applause from the jubilant crowd with her sixth-place finish.
Isonyin indigenes finished inside the top 10 in both the men’s and women’s categories.
Speaking with reporters after his victory in Isonyin, Shagari said he was happy to add yet another first-place winning medal to his collection.
