The General Manager of Medivents Consult Mr. Henri Senyo Penni was on Omashi Sports to promote the event at the finals stage with three days to go.
He said the upcoming Tampico Accra Inter City Marathon is an all inclusive race for everyone on Saturday October 10 starting and ending at the Bukom Boxing Arena from 5.30am.
“Everyone lover of sports is invited. We are promoting healthy living and the opportunity to link up and make more friends and create partnerships” he expressed.The competition’s events are 5km for individuals, families and friends and 21km for elite athletes and para athletes as well as skaters.
Mr. Napoleon Gagba, the General Manager of Omashi Media said he was interested to run and cover the full distance as well engage the general public who love running. He assured that Omashi TV will telecast live on television and social media.
The Tampico Accra Inter-City Marathon also boasts tourism as people from different countries try to participate and win.
The organisers, Medivents Consult and headline sponsor, Tampico have put at stake fantastic prizes for ultimate winners GHS18,000 each for male and female, including an opportunity to represent Ghana at an international marathon in Morocco. Last year the winner went to South Africa.
At the time of filing this report, participants were busy collecting their running vests by Capelli at the Bukom Boxing Arena aka Trust Sports Emporium.
Omashi TV is a popular media house in Accra that mostly feature boxing and other sports activities live on both traditional and social media.
By Sammy Heywood Okine