Accompanied by their supervisors, all the athletes gathered at the Yaounde Conference Centre, where they set off in two stages. The first stage was the marathon, covering a distance of 21km and the second was an 8 km race.

The starting signal for both races was given at 6 :10 am. by Major General MAHAMAT Ahmed KOTOKO, Commander of the National Fire Fighters Brigade.

A female athlete from the National Gendarmerie won the first place with a record of 1 hour 42 minutes and 11 seconds. She is Student-Gendarme MONGO MBAPPE from Squadron Group No. 1 in Yaounde.

In the men’s event, Lance-Corporal Boubakary Garga of the Multipurpose Intervention Regiment of the National Gendarmerie came fourth after 1 hour, 20 minutes and 48 seconds on the circuit.

This commendable performance bodes well for a bright future for these Gendarmes, particularly in future competitions.