Accra, Oct. 19, GNA – Ishmeal Arthur of the Ghana Armed Forces (GAF) emerged the winner of the 2026 Tampico Accra Inter-City Marathon with a time of 1:10:44.97, in the men’s 21-kilometer category beating off competition from over 1000 participants.
Arthur, walked home with GHC 18,000, as prize money, Tampico soft drinks, and will be sponsored by Acadia Industries Limited to participate in an international marathon.
Arthur, who has been one of the veteran long-distance runners in the country, had a keen competition with Kooga Atia of the University College of Education, Winneba, who made a time of 11:11:21:42, to place second.
Ebenezer Martey, also from the University College of Education, Winneba in the central region placed third with 11:11:29:41.
Atia, pocketed GHC 10,000, Tampico soft drinks, whilst Martey received GHC 5,000, with Tampico soft drinks.
Arhur, was excited with his performance and promised to improve upon his time, when given the opportunity to represent Ghana in an international marathon.
“I had prepared well for this race and was not surprised I made the time to win the day. I am not resting now, because I want to do better in my next race,” he added.
In the women’s category, Portia Anaba, of the Ghana Police Service Training School, won the top spot, in the 21-Kilometer category with a time of 1:23:01, with Colette Ayade from Benin placing second, with 1:23:25, whilst Christiana Asibe Mumuni placed third.
The women received same prizes as the men.
The race, which is in the fourth edition, and first to be headlined by soft drinks giants, Tampico, and attracted over 2000 athletes across the country, was also supported by Myst Mineral Water, GWO Sevo, and organized by Medivents Consult, went into history as one of the best organized road races in the country.
Mr. Fady Helou – Head of Sales and Marketing at Acadia Industries Limited (AIL) producers of Tampico congratulated the winners for their performance.
He said, they will be looking forward to more competitions in the future and were committed to the annual Accra Inter-City Marathon.
GNA
Edited by Kenneth Odeng Adade