Kenya’s Ngetich breaks women-only half marathon world record
Kenya’s Agnes Ngetich took a second off the women-only half-marathon world record when she won the World Athletics Road Running Championships in Copenhagen on Sunday, stopping the clock at one hour, five minutes and 15 seconds.
Sunday’s win was the latest major title this year for the 25-year-old Ngetich, who also won the team half marathon in Copenhagen and the World Cross Country Championships in January.
The previous record was set by Peres Jepchirchir, another Kenyan, when she won the World Half Marathon title in 2020.
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