Accra, Oct. 7, GNA - The 20th Edition of the Accra Milo Marathon will take place on Saturday, 28th October 2006.

The event to be organized by the Dansoman Keep Fit Club and sponsored by Nestle Ghana Limited involves an Under-15 Race made of about 1,500 school children which will start from the entrance of the premises of the New Times Corporation at 6am. The Mass Sports to involve about 2,500 athletes will start from the Nungua Police barrier at 7am.

Both races will end at the Dansoman Keep Fit grounds at Dansoman. Apart from the main participants who run for prizes others too take part in the marathon for health reasons as a way of staying healthy.