Ngetich breaks women-only half-marathon record
BBC • • sports
Key Points:
- Agnes Ngetich set a new women-only half marathon world record with a time of 1:05:15 at the World Road Running Championships in Copenhagen, breaking the previous record by two seconds.
- The previous women-only record was held by Peres Jepchirchir, while the overall women's half marathon record remains with Ethiopia's Letesenbet Gidey at 1:02:52.
- Ngetich, who also holds the women-only 10km world record, expressed gratitude to her coach and plans to return to track racing in 2027 to pursue a gold medal at the World Athletics Championships.
- In the men's race, Sweden's Andreas Almgren won and set a new European record with a time of 58:06, improving his previous mark by 35 seconds.
