At the blast of the whistle it was a sea of over 4000 heads and 8000 feet, but eventually one person emerged the leader and winner in the women’s division of the 2015 Accra Milo Marathon on Monday.

Sakat Lariba from the Upper East region came first beating six-time winner Millicent Boadi, who finished second. Lariba will receive Ghc15,000 as her prize as Boadi goes home with GHc5,000.00. The third place winner receives
Ghc 3000.

This year’s Accra Milo Marathon was under the theme, “Every Champion Starts By Taking a First Step”. Voltic Mineral Water and Metz Insurance Company are co-sponsors for this year’s Accra Milo Marathon.

In the men’s division, Ghana Armed Forces’ Alhaji Kassim Mohammed won the ultimate prize of Ghc15,000 in the 42.2-kilometre mass race. The first runner-up Joseph Yandal of the Ghana Police Service grabbed GHc5,000.00 with the second runner-up Malick Yakubu receiving GHc3,000.00.

In the Under-15 category, a student of Breman Junior High School came first, having clocked 58 minutes and 29 seconds in the 15-kilometre race for juniors from the Azumah Nelson (Kaneshie) Sports Complex. Otoo took home GHc5,000.00 in cash.

Lafisatu Sumanu from Dwayaw Nkwanta placed 17th, but was the first female to complete the race and will earn Ghc 5000 for her feat.