Seven Firms Agree To Sponsor Coal City Marathon

Seven multinational and national firms operating within Enugu State have undertaken to sponsor the 2019 edition of Coal City International Half Marathon scheduled for November. 23 in Enugu.
Nzube Ndiokwelu, the event’s Race Director, disclosed this tonewsmen in Enugu last Saturday.
Ndiokwelu did not mention the names of the companies and, however, said that their businesses covered aviation, hospitality, telecommunications and education.
He revealed that arrangements for the international race, being backed by the Athletic Federation of Nigeria (AFN), was on top gear.
‘’The race accreditation starts on November. 19 at the race’s secretariat in Enugu.
‘A politician and philanthropist, Amb. Ojong Agbor (L), receiving the 2019 Young Influential Politician of the Year’s award from the Special Guest, Peter Kiloore (R), during the 2019 Democracy Heroes Awards in Abuja on Wednesday (16/10/19) night. With them is the recipient’s wife, Mrs Mary Agbor.The race accreditation starts on November. 19 at the race’s secretariat in Enugu.
”The runners or registered participants are also to collect their race bibs, vests and running numbers from Nov. 19, to November. 22,’’ he said.
It could be recalled that no fewer than 3,420 athletes within and outside the country had registered online for the race so far.
A total of 37 athletes from African countries registered for the event through their countries’ athletics associations/federations.