Accra Inter-City Homowo Marathon rescheduled to Aug 4

Organisers of the second edition of the Accra Inter-City Homowo Marathon have announced a new date of August 4 for the event.

This came to light at the official launch of the event last weekend.

It was originally scheduled for July 29 but was moved to August 4 to coincide with Ghana’s Founders’ Day celebration.

According to the organisers, winners in the 21-kilometres, 10-kilometres, and 5-kilometres race categories will share an amount of GH₵70,000 as cash prizes.

Speaking at the launch, Mrs Elizabeth Naa Kwatsoe Tawiah Sackey, the Metropolitan Chief Executive of the Accra Metropolitan Assembly (AMA), stated that she was excited to partner with Medivents Consult and Ga Traditional Council for the second edition of the marathon.

“A sport like athletics plays a crucial role in national development, and we are poised as an assembly to make sports more attractive, which is one major reason we partnered with this programme.

Mr William Dodzi Ezah, Race Director of the Accra Inter-City Homowo Marathon, revealed that there would be a two-day sports expo prior to the date of the race to allow sponsors to exhibit their products and engage athletes.

He urged the populace to partake in the marathon for their general wellbeing.

Nana Yaw Owusu Dwomoh, General Manager of Serene Insurance, announced a GHȻ1000 insurance cover for all participants in the race, summing up to GhȻ1m of insurance packages.

He also announced that the winner of the marathon would get a travel insurance policy when he travels to South Africa for the Soweto Marathon later in the year.

This year’s marathon is also being sponsored by Allied Consortiums, HD+, Aqua Blue Mineral Water, mybet.Africa.com, G4S, 442Images, TXT Ghana. –GNA