The
second sedition of Senegambia Run for Integration, a road race from Banjul to
Dakar have recently concluded in The Gambia. The run is initiated by George
Gomez, a Gambian, founder and coordinator general of the event.
The
Gambia Army female runner Nyima Colley started the run on a strong footing
beating the field to the first changeover of the baton. The Senegalese army
team Asfa then took over the lead just before the 2nd changeover and maintained
it until the 5th changeover.
The
6th runner of Gambia Army closed the gap significantly before changing to the
7th runner who kept the momentum until the baton change point.
GAF
held on to the lead until the final 10th baton change but unfortunately, The
Gambia army No. 10 athlete started showing signs of injury and could not
maintain the lead and he was overtaken by Asfa athlete just about 300 meters to
the finish line.
Results
and classification
Stage
One:Barra to Kaolack (112 km)
Friday
17 Jan. 2020
1st
AFSA (6h45’8)
2nd
GAF (6h55’56)
3rd
MOYS (7h38’49)
4th
Mbour ( 8h21’47)
5th
GRA (8h50’26)
Stage
Two, Kaolack to Saly\Mbour (115 km)
Saturday
18 January 2020
1st
AFSA ( 6h38’44)
2nd
GAF (6h47’44)
3rd
MOYS ( 7h26’38)
4th
Mbour( 8h23’50)
5th
GRA ( 9h07’39)
Stage
ThreeSaly/Mbour to Dakar (97 km)
Sunday
19 January 2020
1st
AFSA (5h35’58)
2nd
GAF ( 5h37’22)
3rd
MOYS (6h17’35)
4th
Mbour (6h43’20)
5th
GRA (6h52’54)
Overall
results
1st
AFSA (19h00’00)
2nd
GAF (19h21’02)
3rd
MOYS ( 21h23’02)
4th
Mbour( 24h28’57)
5th
GRA ( 24h50’58).