Izuchukwu OkosiThe 2023 edition of the ECOWAS Abuja International Marathon will be held on Saturday, December 16, the organisers announced on Monday.
Unlike past editions in which participants are restricted just to the half-marathon, this year’s race will feature the 5km fun run targeted at families and other fun runners.
In a statement issued on Monday, interested participants were advised to pick up their free registration forms at the ECOWAS secretariat, the AFN Secretariat in Abuja, Sports offices across the Six Area Councils in the Federal Capital Territory as well as the Rugby Federation office in Abuja.
Others can also register online at www. Ecowasabujamarathon.com to be part of the 2023 edition of the ECOWAS Abuja International Marathon
For this year’s race, the start point for the Half Marathon is the Ecowas Secretariat while the 5km race will be starting at the Nnamdi Azikwe Express Way.
Izuchukwu Okosi is a Nigerian sports and entertainment journalist with two decades of experience in the media industry having begun his media journey in 2002 as an intern at Mundial Sports International (MSI) and Africa Independent Television (AIT), owners of Daar Communications Plc.
In October 2004, Okosi joined Complete Communications Limited, publishers of Complete Sports newspaper and Complete Football magazine as a reporter and later script writer for the Complete Sports studio.
He worked there for 13 years until October 2017.
Okosi also worked various times as Correspondent, Content creator and Editor at Sports Market International Magazine, Opera News, All Nigeria Soccer Media and Iconic Media Watch.
He also undertook freelance writing gigs for some local and international organizations.
Okosi is a member of the Actors Guild of Nigeria (AGN), Association of Movie Producers (AMP), Association of Voiceover Artistes of Nigeria (AVOA), Sports Writers Association of Nigeria (SWAN) and Nigeria Union of Journalists (NUJ).
He has been part of cast in some Nollywood movies and radio dramas including Blood Money 2, Scores To Settle, Dead End 2, Another Campus Tale and Battle Line.
Aside mainstream media and the entertainment industry, he has interests in scouting/unearthing of talents in the sports and creative sectors, exports business and property development.
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