Leading life insurance company, Botswana Life, hosted the annual Classic Run marathon on the 16th of October 2016 at the University of Botswana Stadium. The run began at 06:00hrs and participants completed at various times throughout the morning. Proceedings ended at 09:30hrs. The marathon aimed to support sports development and improve the health and fitness of Batswana. The marathon, which has seen the support of Botswana Life for 24 years, was attended by 485 participants this year.
While giving his welcome remarks, Head of Financial Institutions, Employee Benefits and Affinity Groups, Joseph Kuaho, stated: “Botswana Life has been in partnership with the Gaborone Runners Club as its technical partner for the last 24 years. We are pleased to announce that interest in the marathon continues to grow. We have seen a steady growth in the number of participants, from an average of about 150 people several years ago to between 400 and 500 per year over the last 3 years. The objective of the Classic Run is to contribute toward sports development locally, as well as to promote a healthy and active lifestyle.”
For the first time, this year, the run included a 21km run for the benefit of long distance runners: “We are growing and improving the race every year, and this is the first year that we have added the 21km distance in order to make the race more attractive for those who prefer marathons and half marathons. We have hopes of adding 42km to the race in the future and we continue to be grateful for those that attend this annual run,” stated Botswana Life Marketing Manager, Keleabetswe Loeto.
Winners of the marathon included, Onneile Dintwe, Sheperd Kenatshele, Gaone Bathoeng and Sylvester Koko.
“We look forward to growing the run into one of the biggest events in the sports calendar,” asserted Loeto.
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