<h1>Running for Clean Air in Lagos</h1>
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<p>Running for Clean Air launched in Lagos in August 2024. It is connected to the <a href="https://lagoscitymarathon.com/" target="_blank" rel="noopener">Access Bank Lagos City Marathon</a> which takes place on February 8, 2025.&nbsp;</p>
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<h2>Activities in Lagos</h2>
<p>Running for Clean Air activities in Lagos started with the official launch on August 24. This session brought together not only all our local project partners but also over a hundred participants and was, therefore, a great success.</p>
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<h3>Fitness drives</h3>
<p>Every month, there will be a fitness drive at the National Stadium Surulele - bringing people together for the topics of physical activity and air quality. These are the planned dates:</p>
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<li>September 7</li>
<li>October 19</li>
<li>November 16</li>
<li>December 14</li>
<li>January&nbsp; 18</li>
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<p>Keep an eye on our partners' social media to stay up to date. Photos from all our past events can be seen in the gallery below.</p>
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PAST EVENTS IN LAGOS

<h2>Air quality measurements in Lagos</h2>
<p>The sensor in Lagos is installed in the National Stadium Surulere. The measurements started in August 2024 -&nbsp;<a href="https://worldathletics.org/athletics-better-world/air-quality/air-quality-live" target="_blank" rel="noopener">see on our LIVE page</a>.</p>
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<p>Every month, we publish an environmental report analyzing the air quality data for this location. It highlights trends in temperature, humidity, and concentrations of gaseous and solid pollutants. See below.</p>
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<p>Towards the end of the project, we will conduct dynamic monitoring along the marathon route.</p>

Monthly reports from the air quality sensor in the National Stadium Surulele

August 2024: Environmental report

Static monitoring

Environmental reports: Lagos

<h2>Local partner organisations</h2>
<p>Our main project partners in Lagos are:</p>
<p style="padding-left: 40px;"><a href="https://nilayosports.com/" target="_blank" rel="noopener">Nilayo Sports Management</a></p>
<p style="padding-left: 40px;"><a href="https://urbanbetter.science/">UrbanBetter</a>&nbsp;</p>
<p style="padding-left: 40px;"><a href="https://occelagos.org/">The Lagos State Office of Climate Change and Circular Economy</a></p>
<p style="padding-left: 40px;"><a href="https://lasepa.lagosstate.gov.ng/" target="_blank" rel="noopener">The Lagos State Environmental Protection Agency</a></p>
<p style="padding-left: 40px;"><a href="https://nis.gov.ng/" target="_blank" rel="noopener">National Institute for Sports</a></p>
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<h2>Running for Clean Air ambassadors</h2>
<p>In Lagos, Running for Clean Air is strongly supported by local volunteering ambassadors. They are the ones organizing people at monthly fitness drives, educating them on air quality, and spreading awareness also through their social media.</p>
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<h2>Project timeline in Lagos</h2>
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Lagos

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<h1><br />What is Athletics for a Better World?<br /><br /></h1>
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<h2><strong>Athletics is the world&rsquo;s sport</strong> &ndash; nothing is more simple or universal. This means accepting a global responsibility to use the power and reach of athletics to make a positive difference.&nbsp;</h2>
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<p>That's the driving force behind our landmark social responsibility programme, Athletics for a Better World (ABW), which harnesses the commitment and energy of the worldwide athletics family to inspire lasting change across all segments of the sport and the society that embraces it.</p>
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<p>Propelled by the UN's Sustainable Development Goals and united under a common brand, the ABW platform promotes all World Athletics projects that seek to use athletics as a tool for social good. In recent years those have included:</p>
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<li style="margin-left: 36px;">driving forward the <a href="https://www.worldathletics.org/athletics-better-world/sustainability" target="_blank" rel="noopener"><strong>World Athletics Sustainability Strategy</strong></a>, a 10-year plan designed to balance the economic, social and environmental impact of our sport and events to ensure we meet the needs of today&rsquo;s generation without compromising the needs of future generations;</li>
<li style="margin-left: 36px;">embed principles of sustainability into the delivery of all athletics events through the <a href="https://worldathletics.org/athletics-better-world/sustainability/athletics-for-a-better-world-standard"><strong>Athletics for a Better World Standard</strong></a>, a certification that evaluates and measures an event&rsquo;s achievement in environmental and social sustainable delivery and in delivering the event in alignment with the six pillars that frame our strategy.</li>
<li style="margin-left: 36px;">the&nbsp;<a href="https://www.worldathletics.org/athletics-better-world/air-quality" target="_blank" rel="noopener"><strong>World Athletics Air Quality</strong></a> project, a broad research campaign to raise awareness about air pollution around the world and the impact it has on elite athletes, recreational runners and the spectators and fans that enjoy our events;</li>
<li style="margin-left: 36px;">support for the world's only year-round <a href="https://www.worldathletics.org/athletics-better-world/athlete-refugee-team" target="_blank" rel="noopener"><span style="text-decoration: underline;"><strong>Athlete Refugee Team</strong></span></a>, providing high level training and competitive opportunites to athletes who have fled violence, conflict and injustice at home; and</li>
<li style="margin-left: 36px;">the development and promotion of a <strong><a href="https://worldathletics.org/athletics-better-world/safeguarding">Safeguarding Policy</a></strong> that ensures all participants in our sport a safe and welcoming environment.</li>
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<p>Social responsibility and sustainability are key elements of the World Athletics strategic vision that allow athletics to be seen as more than just 'another performance-driven sport' - but rather as something with much more to offer, a true vehicle through which to help build a better world. Through our events, campaigns and social responsibility programme partnerships, we are ready to activate a worldwide network of Area Associations, Member Federations, local organising committees, athletes, volunteers, families, sponsors and public institutions who believe in the values of our sport.</p>
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<p>Working closely with event organisers, World Athletics will provide the leadership so that our stakeholders can add value to their own work by concentrating the synergies of projects in the fields of health, environment, social inclusion and peace.</p>
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<h4><a style="color: #ff873c;">Health</a></h4>
<p>Mass athletics participation activities which contribute to creating a healthier, fitter society, especially for young people.</p>
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<h4><a style="color: #ff873c;">Environment</a></h4>
<p>A healthy environment is the foundation of a healthy society which underpins a resilient economy. Through its Athletics for a Better World Standard, World Athletics will develop, implement and promote event delivery practices that reduce environmental impact and increase social and local economic benefits, challenge some 'business as usual' practices.</p>
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<h4><a style="color: #ff873c;">Social inclusion and athlete safety</a></h4>
<p>We will promote events and programmes that bring people together to help overcome the challenges caused by social inequality and ensure that all participants do so in a safe environment.</p>
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<h4><a style="color: #ff873c;">Peace</a></h4>
<p>By working with external partners, we can ensure there is awareness and advocacy for using sport to bring peace to areas of conflict.</p>