Deputy Governor, 8 others make Edo team

This year’s edition of the Okpekpe 10km marathon is set to witness for the first time, the participation of a team put together by the Edo State Athletics Team ready to storm the road race which comes up today.

The Edo State Team, comprising of 5 male and 5 female runners, is to be led by the Deputy Governor of the State, Rt. Hon. Philip Shaibu with an 8-year-old girl, Lorelay Holzendorff as the youngest member of the team.

Born by a Nigerian mother to a German father in Benin City, Edo State, Lorelay Holzendorff has already competed and won medals in athletics and other events such as gymnastics and swimming. Currently, a primary four pupil at Dorette Nursery and primary school, Benin-City, Holzendorff has already participated in the OWAN 10km Marathon earlier in 2019, the Warri Peace Marathon and the Access Bank Lagos City Marathon.

The Deputy-Governor of Edo State led Team Edo from Benin-City to OkpeKpe yesterday, 24 hours before the 10km road race.