The first female elite athlete to cross the
finish line in Saturday’s 2nd Access Bank Lagos City Marathon, Rhoda Jepkhorir
of Kenya, said she would not hesitate to marry a Nigerian if approached.
Jepkhorir said at the finish point that she would
not hesitate due to the kind nature of Nigerians.
“If a Nigerian man should
ask for my hand in marriage, I will marry him because Nigerians are nice
people.
She also said that she loved watching the duo of
Nigerian actors, Aki and Pawpaw, saying that she was so attached to Nigeria.
“Aki and Pawpaw are my best
actors in Nigeria, I have so much love for the Nigerian movie industry,’’ the
runner said.
The athlete, who is visiting Nigeria for the
first time, said that winning the race was a dream come through for her.
“The race has given me the
opportunity to come to my dream country, I will come over and over again,’’ she
said.
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