2018 Mt Cameroon Race of Hope billed for 17 February

-Buea to host test race on Sunday

By Boris Esono in Buea

Eteki Njoh Andrew, SW Regional President of Athletics

Organized to select athletes to take part in the annual mount Cameroon race of Hope, the test race for the 2018 Race of Hope will be run in Buea on Sunday 14 January 2017. The Race itself will be run on Saturday 17 February 2018.

                According to the SW Regional President of the Athletics Federation, Eteki Njoh Andrew, everything is in place for an effective test race that will kick off on at exactly 6am, with athletes to run from the Molyko Stadium to New Hut and back.

                “Everything has been put in place to make the race a success. The tracks have been cleared to ease climbing by the athletes. The jerseys and numbers are also ready,” Eteki assured.

                He added that about 75 athletes have so far registered for the test race and that more are expected to register, especially as athletes sometimes do not respect deadlines because of distance and other constraints.  

                The test race was initially scheduled to take place on Saturday 13 January but it was pushed to Sunday the 14th so as to enable officials coming from distant towns to reach Buea in time.

                “Officials will be coming from Yaounde to Buea since this is the last test race before the race proper,” Eteki explained, noting that technical officials from Yaoundé will arrive in Buea on Saturday.

                South West flag bearer in the race, Esombe Lyonga, may not live up to his billing this year because of an accident he had recently. He finished 3rd in the last edition of the Race of Hope.