It was a tight race between the Ghana Armed Forces and the Police Service at the 2015 Accra Milo Marathon, but at the end it was the former who emerged winner.
A personnel of the Ghana Armed Forces Alhaji Kassim Mohammed was the fastest runner among over 4000 athletes at the 2015 Accra Milo Marathon mass category to clinch the ultimate prize on Monday.
Energetic Mohammed kept his pace from The Point in Nungua – the starting point – in the mass sports to finish as the overall winner in the 42.2-kilometre race sponsored by Nestle’s Milo.
Mohammed, who won the marathon two years ago, made it to the Dansoman Carl Reindoff Park after 2 hours and 20 minutes.
He is taking home a whopping amount of Gh¢15,000 in the 28th edition of the Accra Milo Marathon. The first runner-up Joseph Yandal of the Ghana Police Service grabbed GH¢5,000.00 with the second runner-up Malick Yakubu receiving GH¢3,000.00. [CREDIT]
EonlineGhana.Com gives you these exclusive pictures from the event below
