Lagos Women Run has set a target of over 10,000 runners for the 9th edition of the race billed for November 9, 2024.
Speaking during the press conference to announce this year’s edition, the convener Tayo Popoola said that the theme of the 2024 edition ‘Run with a Difference’ helps them address the present circumstances facing women in society.
According to her, apart from the race, there will be an empowerment program for as many who register for the race as it goes beyond the run but helps the women to greater heights in society.
She revealed that over 7,000 women already registered for the race while they also had exhausted most of the forms printed.
The race will start from Lagos City Mall through TBS to Falomo Bridge and later connect Awolowo Road to Onikan Roundabout with the finish point at Mobolaji Johnson Arena.
LSSC, LSAA. Promise More Support for Lagos Women Run
Meanwhile, the Lagos State government through the Lagos State Sports Commission on Tuesday pledged more support to the Lagos Women Run.
The Director General of the commission, Lekan Fatodu, said that the vision of the organizers of the 10km Race was in alignment with the purpose-driven leadership of the state government.
“There is no powerful tool of sensitization for us more than what we are doing now. And I must commend everybody for being partners in progress, for being very supportive to this action,” he said.
“I can assure that there is something bigger that the LSSC is going to add to this competition to make it more better.”
Fatodu also pointed out that the sustainable development goal that the Lagos Women Run is driving is one of the key indices of the development the government has an interest in.
Also, the Chairman of the Lagos State Athletics Association (LSAA), Solomon Alao, said that the success of the Lagos Women Run was a collective responsibility of all the stakeholders.
Alao also noted that the drive to ensure women in society were given the priority they deserved as championed by the organizers of the run was a worthy venture.