May 30, 2026
As the 2026 10 km Okpekpe Road Race holds today, Ethiopian star Lemi Teshome and Kenyan Fridah Ndinda will be the cynosure of all eyes. They were among top international elite athletes that arrived in Lagos on Wednesday en route to Auchi for the World Athletics Gold Label Okpekpe International 10km Road Race.
Teshome, who is just 19 years old, is currently ranked as the 11th fastest man over the 10km distance in the world this year, following the blistering 27:17 he ran last month in Lille, France.
He will be aiming to break the Kenyan dominance in the men’s title since 2022, when his compatriot Yasin Haji last won the race.
In the women’s category, Ndinda will be seeking to succeed her compatriot Gladys Kwamboka, who claimed victory in 2024.
