The Port Harcourt first power pasta national Marathon race has come and gone with different winners emerging from the states; while that is no longer news what caught the attention of The Newswriter sports that made news was Ibimina Harrison the 13th years-old Port Harcourt centenary heroine was beaten to the 10th position.
In our curiosity, The Newswriter sports Editor anchor her to know what might have caused her position drop to the 10th position.
13th years-old Harrison disclosed with bitter feeling that, it is truth that she made it to the 10th position but said that is not supposed to be her position. She was down casted all through the award presentation, according to her she is feeling terribly bad that ought not to be her position under normal circumstances, revealing that malaria took her unaware as it came visiting her at the appropriate time of the marathon race.
And since she had registered, she sum up courage to partake in the marathon race.
Gideon Goyet jersey No. 0251 made it in 1 hour, to claimed the sum of 1 million. Emmanuel Gyang and Sherabutu were placed second and third places respectively in the male category.
In the female category, Deborah Pam from Plateau State claimed the 1st position and smile home with the sum of 1 million naira while Elizabeth Nuru from Nassarawa State and Pereira Bukola from Lagos State were placed 2nd and 3rd places respectively. Just like the males, 2nd and 3rd place differs in the cash prizes, 2nd place went home with N500,000 while 3rd place went home with 200,000 naira.
Others from 4th to 9th position were given their prize monies accordingly. Miss Ibimina Harrison who was placed 10th position went home with N10,000 as 4th position downward were given N20,00. The competition could as well termed as marathon of Plateau State as the first placed females are all from Plateau State. ###
