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

Agnes Ngetich finished 50 seconds ahead of compatriot Veronica Loleo, who came in second.Published On 20 Sep 202620 Sep 2026Kenya’s Agnes Ngetich took a second off the women-only half-marathon world record on Sunday when she won the World Athletics Road Running Championships in Copenhagen, stopping the clock at one hour, five minutes, and 15 seconds.Ngetich, who also broke the women-only 10km (6.2-mile) world record last year, pushed to the front from the outset on a sunny morning in the Danish capital and led until the end, finishing 50 seconds ahead of compatriot Veronica Loleo, who came in second.The previous record was set by Peres Jepchirchir, another Kenyan, when she won the World Half Marathon title in Poland in 2020.Recommended Stories list of 4 itemslist 1 of 4Jefferson-Wooden, Bednarek complete Ultimate Championship sprint doubleslist 2 of 4Nairobi to host Africa’s first World Athletics Championships in 2029list 3 of 4Athletes share ‘what women in sport look like’ to rebut Sydney Sweeney adlist 4 of 4Record-breaking Rumesh’s javelins broken during travel ahead of Asian Gamesend of listThe overall women’s half-marathon world record is held by Ethiopia’s Letesenbet Gidey, w...