Mount Cameroon Race: Runners To Kiss Track Tomorrow
- Par Elizabeth MOSIMA
- 22 févr. 2019 10:12
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The renowned race on the second tallest mountain in Africa will take place on Saturday, February 23, 2019 in Buea capital of the South West Region.
The Sports and Physical Education Minister, Narcisse Mouelle Kombi, will be expected to launch the 2019 Mount Cameroon Race of Hope today afternoon in Buea, capital of the South West Region. The launching event will pull the regional administration headed by the South West Governor, Benard Okalia Bilai, traditional rulers of Buea and the anxious population. The Bakweri Chiefs will lead a traditional libation on the Omnisports Stadium ground.
Medical tests for athletes took place yesterday February 21, 2019 at the Buea Omnisports Stadium with emphasis on the heart, lungs and related organs that propel physical performance. Amid security threats due to the current unrest in the two Anglophone Regions of Cameroon, the 24th edition of Mount Cameroon Race of hope will rumble on from 7:00 a.m. tomorrow, February 23, 2019.
The spectators at the starting block, (Buea Omnisports Stadium in Molyko), will cheer athletes on 19km up the chariots of God and the same distance back totaling 38km of sustained fastest heart-beats. It is a challenge that drains the body dry of its sweat. Authorities of the Athletics Federation have hinted the participation of some 500 runners already registered for the race. Among them would be some 26 foreigners to kiss t...
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