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Chepngetich smashes world half marathon record in Istanbul By IANS | Published on Sun, Apr 4 2021 22:18 IST | 51 Views
(040421): Chepngetich smashes world half marathon record in Istanbul.(Photo:IANS). Image Source: IANS News Istanbul, April 4 : Kenya s 26-year-old world marathon champion Ruth Chepngetich shaved 29 seconds from the world record as she emerged winner in the N Kolay Istanbul Half Marathon an Elite Label road race timing a mind-boggling 1:04:02 on Sunday. In the men s category, world-record holder Kibiwott Kandie topped the race with a course record of 59:35, after challenging early leader Benard Ngeno with about 12 minutes remaining. Chepngetich, winner of the event in 2017 and 2019, broke away from Ethiopia s Yalemzerf Yehualaw in the final stages to win by 38 seconds. Hellen Obiri, the two-time world 5,000m champion, was third in 1:04:51. Another record of sorts was created as this was the fir ....