Reigning world mountain running male and female champions,Mamo Petro of Eritrea and Andrea Mayr of Austria will be among the cast of elite runners who will be competing for the $50,000 top prize on offer at the 8th Obudu international mountain race which holds on Saturday November 17 this year at the Obudu Ranch Resort in Obudu,Cross River state.
Petro,who together with his country man,Teklay Weldemariam raced to gold and silver medal glory at the 28th World Mountain Running Championships in Vallecamonic, Italy two months ago will lead the cast of male athletes while Mayr,who came tops in the 8.8km race among 88 women participants at the championships will be staging a return to Obudu.
She was a fourth placed finisher in the second edition of the race in 2006 before emerging the best two years later with a new course record of 51.14minutes to the bargain.
Obudu mountain race local organising committee member and Cross River state Commissioner for Youth and Sports,Honourable Patrick Ugbe expressed delight at the confirmation of the two top mountain runners in the world.
’We are very delighted that the two best mountain runners in the world this year have been confirmed for the 8th Obudu international mountain race.This is a confirmation of the growing popularity of the race the world-over as well as the confidence the world mountain running family has in our ability to organise a world class event’,said Ugbe.
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