Kenya’s Ruth Chepngetich smashed the world half marathon report on Sunday, clocking a time of 1 hour, 04 minutes and 02 seconds on the N Kolay Istanbul Half Marathon to shave 29 seconds off the outdated mark.
The 26-year-old, a winner in 2017 and 2019, sprinted away from Ethiopia’s Yalemzerf Yehualaw throughout the ultimate phases of the race to win by 38 seconds.
Kenyan Hellen Obiri a two-time world 5,000m champion completed third with a time of 1:04:51 — the quickest debut half marathon in historical past — to mark the primary time three ladies completed inside 65 minutes in a single half marathon.
Kibiwott Kandie of Kenya gained the boys’s race in a time of 59:35.
Kandie, who set the world report in Valencia final 12 months, raced into the lead with about 12 minutes remaining and held off the problem of compatriot Geoffrey Kamworor to say victory by three seconds, with Roncer Kipkorir taking third place.