Two of the country’s most promising long distance runners, Lebage Sanneh of The Gambia Armed Forces and Sohna Saho of The Gambia Police Force have emerged winners of the 21km Bajana Marathon held on Saturday in the West Coast Regiuon settlement of Foni Bajana.
Organised by The Gambia Volunteers Trust, the fourth edition attracted a good participation of athletes and spectators.
Speaking in an interview with Observer Sports, Sohna Saho said she has been training very hard ahead of the marathon.
Sohna who was running the 21km race in the Bajana marathon for the first time promised to improve on her timing.
Binta Darboe also of the Gambia Police Force emerged second position in the 21km in the female category. She expressed delight after coming out with the second position and went on to thank her Coach Opa Keita.
Lebage Sanneh attributed his success to hard work.
Samba Bah finished second position and speaking to Observer Sports, he expressed delight at the outcome despite what turned to be a surprise to many, considering the fact that he has won his previous races in the marathon.
However, Bah promised to bounce back at next year’s edition after the disappointing finish.
Mam Touray of Barra finished first position in the 10km race. She also expressed satisfaction at her performance.
by Jainaba D Jatta