Lagos City Marathon: This couple were the first Nigerians to reach the finish line

The 2020 Lagos City Marathon grand prizes were carted away by fame and female Kenyans athletes but on the bright side, a Nigerian couple, Emmanuel Gyang and his wife, Deborah Pam, surprisingly emerged as the first Nigerians to complete the 42km race at the 2020 Lagos City Marathon.

Husband, Gyang, the fist male Nigerian, finished 33rd overall with a time of 2:25.30secs, while Pam was the first female Nigerian to the touchline, finishing 14th overall with a time of 2:45.17secs. [PUNCH]

The couple had exactly three weeks after their wedding emerged the first Nigerian finishers in their respective categories at the seventh edition of the Okpekpe 10km International Road Race.

Popularly referred to as Nigeria’s No.1 long-distance couple, Gyan and Pam got married in May 2019.

Gyan, an athlete from Plateau State, also emerged as the first Nigerian at the 2019 Abeokuta Road Race, clocking 31.03secs behind Kenya’s Biwott Alan Kemboi who finished first in 28.76secs.

A Kenyan, David Barmasai, emerged winner of the 2020 Lagos City Marathon.