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Hike In Food Prices Worries Athletes
Athletes participating in the 17th National Sports Festival at the Adokiye Amiesimaka Sports Complex have cried out over the hike in food prices in the area.
An athlete who confided in our reporter said that a satchet of water was sold for about N20.00 instead of the normal N10.00 as it is elsewhere in Rivers State.
According to her, the hike in price at the sports complex was affecting the programme as sportsmen and women could not buy things at will.
She hinted that a plate of food was also sold above N300.00, saying the food items at the complex are meant to be sold at subsidised rate.
The sports women blamed the development on revenue agents who demand N200.00 from food vendors on daily basis.
She maintained that athletes in the area ought to enjoy their stay in the state regretting that food vendors and others are making their stay uncomfortable.
Our reporter who was at the sports complex, reported that some security operatives in the area have intervened by stopping the revenue agents from issuing tickets to vendors.
The security men, noted that the actions of the revenue agents were wrong, adding that collecting N200.00 from food vendors was on the high side.
They threatened to arrest the agents if they fail to reduce their rates.
When the chairman, Ikwerre Local Government Revenue Agent Unit I Igwuruta-Ali, Mr Stephens Johnson was contacted, he said that plans were underway to reduce the ticket price.
Johnson, also said that they are talking seriously with food vendors and other business operators inorder to ensure that the athletes in the area enjoy there hospitality of the state.
Meanwhile, the Adokiye Amiesimaka complex is bubbling with life as business operators troop into the area on daily basis.
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Kenyan Runners Dominate Berlin Marathons
Kenya made it a clean sweep at the Berlin Marathon with Sabastian Sawe winning the men’s race and Rosemary Wanjiru triumphing in the women’s.
Sawe finished in two hours, two minutes and 16 seconds to make it three wins in his first three marathons.
The 30-year-old, who was victorious at this year’s London Marathon, set a sizzling pace as he left the field behind and ran much of the race surrounded only by his pacesetters.
Japan’s Akasaki Akira came second after a powerful latter half of the race, finishing almost four minutes behind Sawe, while Ethiopia’s Chimdessa Debele followed in third.
“I did my best and I am happy for this performance,” said Sawe.
“I am so happy for this year. I felt well but you cannot change the weather. Next year will be better.”
Sawe had Kelvin Kiptum’s 2023 world record of 2:00:35 in his sights when he reached halfway in 1:00:12, but faded towards the end.
In the women’s race, Wanjiru sped away from the lead pack after 25 kilometers before finishing in 2:21:05.
Ethiopia’s Dera Dida followed three seconds behind Wanjiru, with Azmera Gebru, also of Ethiopia, coming third in 2:21:29.
Wanjiru’s time was 12 minutes slower than compatriot Ruth Chepng’etich’s world record of 2:09:56, which she set in Chicago in 2024.
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