Organisers of the race ,pamodzi sports marketing declared the unchanged prize money outlay on the events website.
Total of $112,000 is prize money to the top eight finisher's in the men and women's elite race with the winner in each category going home with $20,000,while $13,000 and $9,000 will go to the second and third _placed finishers .
The prizes for 4th_8th placed finishers in each gender category are $6,500, $3,000, $2,000 $1,500 and $1,000
Nigeria runners at the race will bag one million Naria for first place finishers while the second to the Fifth _placed finishers will get 600,000,Naria 400,000, 250,000 and 150,000.
A spokesman for the race ,Dare Esan said payment of prize ,money and bonuses is dependent upon athletes clearing the usual anti _adopting procedures .
The Okpekpe international 10km road race is the first road race in Nigeria and West _Africa to be granted a label status by the the International Association of Athletics Federation, IAAF and the only one IAAF silver label road race in Africa this year.
Report By : Mercy Obi
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