Okpekpe Road Race

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| date = May

| location = Okpekpe, Nigeria

| type = Road

| distance = 10K run

| est = 2013

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| participants = 428 (2019)

| record = Men's: 28:28 (2023)
{{flagicon|KEN}} Daniel Ebenyo
Women's: 32:38 (2023)
{{flagicon|KAZ}} Caroline Kipkirui

| homepage = {{URL|http://okpekperoadrace.com/|Okpekpe Road Race}}

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Okpekpe road race is an annual event in Edo State, Nigeria. It is a 10 Kilometre road race over hills and tarred roads, starting from Apana Road and ending in Okpekpe town. The 2018 edition of the race featured participants from Kenya, Eritrea, Ethiopia, Uganda, Morocco, Israel, Bahrain, Morocco and Nigeria.{{Cite news|url=https://www.vanguardngr.com/2018/05/okpekpe-road-race-top-class-athletes-vie-honours/|title=Okpekpe road race: Top class athletes vie for honours - Vanguard News|date=2018-05-12|work=Vanguard News|access-date=2018-06-16|language=en-US}} Kenyan Kibet Alex won the men’s category of the 2018 edition of the race with a finishing time of 29 minutes 46 seconds. Simon Chepat was second with a finishing of 30 minutes 29 seconds and Ronoh Timothy placed third with a finishing time of 30 minutes 39 seconds. Yani Dera Dida won the female category.{{Cite news|url=https://www.vanguardngr.com/2018/05/kenyan-alex-wins-2018-okpekpe-road-race/|title=Kenyan Alex wins 2018 Okpekpe road race - Vanguard News|date=2018-05-13|work=Vanguard News|access-date=2018-07-06|language=en-US}}{{Cite news|url=https://www.thisdaylive.com/index.php/2018/05/13/kenyans-dominate-2018-okpekpe-road-race/|title=Kenyans Dominate 2018 Okpekpe Road Race - THISDAYLIVE|date=2018-05-13|work=THISDAYLIVE|access-date=2018-07-06|language=en-US}}

The International Association of Athletics Federations (IAAF) silver labelled the Okpekpe international 10km road race.{{Cite news|url=https://www.completesportsnigeria.com/cheprot-wanjiku-eye-okpekpe-road-race-history/|title=Cheprot, Wanjiku Eye Okpekpe Road Race History - Complete Sports Nigeria|date=2018-04-26|work=Complete Sports Nigeria|access-date=2018-07-06|language=en-US}}

Past winners

Edition	Year	Men's winner	Time	Women's winner	Time
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1st	2013	align=left\|{{flagathlete\|Moses Masai\|KEN}}	29:39	align=left\|{{flagathlete\|Georgina Rono\|KEN}}	33:01
2nd	2014	align=left\|{{flagathlete\|Teshome Mekonen\|ETH}}	28:35	align=left\|{{flagathlete\|Wude Ayalew\|ETH}}	32:41
3rd	2015	align=left\|{{flagathlete\|Alex Korio\|KEN}}	29:20	align=left\|{{flagathlete\|Angela Tanui\|KEN}}	33:34
4th	2016	align=left\|{{flagathlete\|Simon Cheprot\|KEN}}	29:48	align=left\|{{flagathlete\|Polline Wanjiku\|KEN}}	33:30
5th	2017	align=left\|{{flagathlete\|Leule Gebrselassie\|ETH}}	29:28	align=left\|{{flagathlete\|Azmera Gebru\|ETH}}	33:59
6th	2018	align=left\|{{flagathlete\|Alex Kibet\|KEN}}	29:46	align=left\|{{flagathlete\|Dera Dida\|ETH}}	33:00
7th	2019	align=left\|{{flagathlete\|Dawit Fikadu\|BHR}}	29:03	align=left\|{{flagathlete\|Sheila Chelangat\|KEN}}	33:13
—	2020	colspan=4 rowspan=2 align=center\|Did not held
—	2021
8th	2022	align=left\|{{flagathlete\|Yasin Haji\|ETH}}	29:05	align=left\|{{flagathlete\|Anchinalu Dessie\|ETH}}	33:09
9th	2023	align=left\|{{flagathlete\|Daniel Ebenyo\|KEN}}	bgcolor=#A9F5A9\|28:28	align=left\|{{flagathlete\|Caroline Kipkirui\|KAZ}}	bgcolor=#A9F5A9\|32:38
10th	2024	align=left\|{{flagathlete\|Edward Zakayo\|KEN}}	29:31	align=left\|{{flagathlete\|Gladys Kwamboka\|KEN}}	33:05

References

External links

{{official|http://okpekperoadrace.com}}

Category:Running in Nigeria