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

COPENHAGEN (Agencies): 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. Ngetich, who also broke the women-only 10 ⁠km world record last year, ​pushed to the front from the outset ​on a sunny morning in the Danish capital and led till the end, finishing 50 ​seconds before 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 2020. The overall women’s half-marathon world record is held ​by Ethiopia’s ​Letesenbet ⁠Gidey, who clocked 1:02:52 in 2021. 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.