By CrossRiverWatch Admin
Former African sprints queen, Mercy Nku, is thrilled that the Obudu Mountain Race will clock 10 years this year and believes the huge successes recorded in the hosting of the competition has been due to the total and unflinching support the Local Organizing Committee (LOC) for the race has enjoyed from Cross River State Governor, Senator Liyel Imoke.
Nku, the second Nigerian nay African woman to run in the 100m finals of the prestigious IAAF World Championships in Athletics behind Mary Onyali also congratulated both the LOC and governor Imoke for the 10th year anniversary of the race.
“I am delighted that Obudu mountain race is 10 this year. I vividly remember how the journey started on November 27, 2005. I am also happy that the purpose for starting the race has been largely accomplished. I know the race was conceived as one of the vehicles to drive world attention to one of the finest tourist destinations in the world, the Obudu Mountain Resort and I am thrilled this has come to fruition,” said Nku who ran 11.03 seconds to win the blue ribband gold medal at the All Africa Games in Johannesburg, South Africa in 1999.
Culled from Thisday
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