The Garden City of Kumasi residents, especially the sponsors and partners of the event, were in awe of the Akoma FM/Verna Ashanti Marathon’s first edition.
It was a solemn event that was livened up with color, vigor, and excitement.
Athletes from all over the nation descended on Kumasi to compete, whether it was for professional or purely recreational reasons.
In fact, medals, certificates, cash prizes, and gift baskets from sponsors and partners were given to a number of the best athletes.
According to the Marketing Manager of Akoma FM 87.9 MHz in Kumasi, Maxwell Ofori Nkrumah, the true winners of the the marathon are the sponsors.
From heavily subsidised pre-event promotions on Media General’s TV/radio and online plaforms, notably TV3 and Onua TV, through the colourful and vibrant activations on the day of event, to the live coverage on TV and then talk of the post-event news coverage of the marathon on the nation’s biggest and most authoritative news platform, News 360 on TV3.
Some clients, 3news.com gathers, are already requesting for the event to happen twice every year instead of once.
Congratulations to the main sponsor, Verna Mineral Water, as well as all the other partners, including Mozzart Bet, SP Citrus Punch Drink, Pantha Energy Drink, Street Sense Organisation, M-Baidoo Multimedia, MeySu Fruit Juice, Aquatabs Water Purification Tablets, Ashanti Regional SRC, National Sports Authority, and St. Ben’s Jewellery. Truly, you are the Winners of the Maiden Akoma Fm/Verna Ashanti Marathon. And enthusiastically, the management of Media General can’t wait to do it again and again with you.