Nigeria, April 10 -- Kenya's Emmanuel Naibei and Meseret Dinke of Ethiopia have emerged as the winners of the 2021 edition of the Access Bank Lagos City Marathon.

Naibei on Saturday returned a time of 2hrs 15 mins 01 sec (official) to claim the top prize of $30,000.

While the winning time falls short of the course record of 2:10:23 set last year, it is the second-fastest ever in the history of the Access Bank Lagos City Marathon.

A runner-up at the 2019 Guangzhou Marathon where he set his current Personal Best time of 2:08:27, Naibei is still waxing strong.

Nabei was also among those with podium finishes at the CFLD Beijing Marathon in Beijing where he finished third.

Now in its sixth edition, this is the fourth time a Kenyan is emer...