There was great excitement in Iseyin Community yesterday as the youths embarked on fitness race and walked across the town.
The annual marathon race which started from Town Hall at exactly 7:30am on Friday, 27th of December 2024 had participants drawn from various areas and towns in Iseyin Local Government Council.
The race began from Townhall, Ojaba and ended with a final destination at Technical College, Oluwole.
The President of Iseyin Youth Development Group, Babajide Oniyo while giving his opening remark said, the programme was organised purposely to sensitize and instill confidence in the youths on how they can harness their potentials towards their personal development and Iseyin at large.
He therefore used the ocassion to implore all stakeholders to ensure that they continually support the scheme as they hope to expand the scope of the marathon.
Aseyin of Iseyin, Oba Sefiu Olawale Adeyeri III while speaking admonished the youths to be courageous and committed to their dreams and also be a good ambassador of Iseyin city.
He therefore advised that the next edition should not be centred on Iseyin alone and that it should be spread across everywhere while charging the Chairman of Iseyin Local Government to ensure that they make adequate provision for refreshment and logistics in the next edition.
In his words, the Council Chairman, Hon. Rasaq Fadiran affirmed his support for sporting events especially marathon race. He used the ocassion to advise the participants to always be safety conscious in whatever they are doing and that he would continue to support them.
The winners of the marathon race in the male category included: Mukaila Qadri of Anwar-U-Islam (first position); Aderoju Faruk of Anwar-Ul-Islam High School (2nd position) and Busari Ridwanullahi (3rd position) while the female category included: Abdhammed Faidat of Anwar-Ul-Islam High School (1st position); Yekeen Selimot of Aseyin High School (2nd position) and Ademola Selimot of Anwar-Ul-Islam High School (3rd position).
The winners were awarded cash prizes and the programme ended with prayer session. Among the dignatories that graced the ocassion were the Aseyin of Iseyin, Oba Sefiu Olawale; Council Chairman, Hon. Rasaq Fadiran; Supervisors, Councillors and chiefs among several others.