Kenya’s Ngetich breaks women-only half-marathon world record by a second | Athletics

Agnes Ngetich completed 50 seconds forward of compatriot Veronica Loleo, who got here in second.

Kenya’s Agnes Ngetich took a second off the women-only half-marathon world report on Sunday when she gained the World Athletics Street Operating Championships in Copenhagen, stopping the clock at one hour, 5 minutes, and 15 seconds.

Ngetich, who additionally broke the women-only 10km (6.2-mile) world report final 12 months, pushed to the entrance from the outset on a sunny morning within the Danish capital and led till the top, ending 50 seconds forward of compatriot Veronica Loleo, who got here in second.

The earlier report was set by Peres Jepchirchir, one other Kenyan, when she gained the World Half Marathon title in Poland in 2020.

The general girls’s half-marathon world report is held by Ethiopia’s Letesenbet Gidey, who clocked 1:02:52 in 2021 on the mixed-gender Valencia Half Marathon in Spain.

Sunday’s win was the newest main title this 12 months for the 25-year-old Ngetich, who additionally gained the staff half marathon in Copenhagen and the World Cross Nation Championships in Florida within the US in January.