Over three thousand athletes have been confirmed to run at the fifth Okpekpe International 10km road race which holds on Saturday at Okekpe near Auchi in Edo State.
A top technical official of the race, Yusuf Ali, said the number is made up of over 23 foreign elite athletes and 32 from the Nigerian elite class.
The former Commonwealth record holder, also revealed that doping procedures will follow immediately after the race.
The duo of Kenyan’s Simon Cheprot and Polline Wanjiku Njeru are the defending champions of the bronze labelled race.
