Athlete develops serious mental illness after losing at the 2018 Lagos City Marathon (video)

macfranc007 February 11, 2018 IFTTT, Latest Sport News | Today on Naij.com Ibitoye Shittu

- A man with no proper identity has developed mental issue at the 2018 Lagos City Marathon race

- He is seen in a video expressing himself in annoyance mood as people were trying to calm him down

An unnamed athlete who competed at the 2018 Lagos City Marathon held on Saturday, February 10 is now said to have developed serious mental issue after the event.

A video is currently on circulation in which people were trying to calm the athlete down after he started misbehaving at the 2018 Lagos City Marathon.

All their efforts were futile as the athlete was seen furious while sitting and he never responded straightly to what he was asked.

Some of the people that witnessed the scene are of the opinion that this athlete became livid after the competition which however turned to mental issue.

Earlier, NAIJ.com had reported how Kenyan born Frenchman Abraham Kiprotich has emerged winner of the 2018 Access Bank Lagos City Marathon and will be going home with the cash prize of $50,000.

Herpha Guta of Ethiopia also won the women’s edition of the 2018 Lagos City Marathon race finishing in 2hrs 38mins.

In the last edition of the race held in the same City, 50,000 people took part in the marathon, but this time around, the organizers made it possible that 100,000 participants took part in this year's edition.

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