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SPORT: Ethiopia’s Yalemzerf Yehualaw runs the second fastest women’s half marathon in history
published by November 30, 2020
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Yalemzerf Yehualaw crosses the finish line with the second fastest women’s half marathon in history to win the 2020 Airtel Delhi Women’s Half Marathon in New Delhi, India. (AFP photo)
Reuters
(Reuters) – Ethiopia’s Yalemzerf Yehualaw ran the second-fastest women’s half-marathon in history on Sunday, completing the 21.09-kilometer course in New Delhi in one hour, four minutes and 46 seconds.
The 21-year-old, whose previous personal best was 1:05:19 set during the world half marathon championships in Gdynia last month, lowered the event’s record by one minute and 14 seconds at the Airtel Delhi Half Marathon.
She won $ 27,000 in prizes and an additional $ 10,000 as an event record bonus.
The overall women’s half marathon record of 1:04:31 was set by Ababel Yeshaneh of Ethiopia at Ras al-Khaimah in the United Arab Emirates in February.
Yalemzerf Yehualaw celebrates with her gold medal on the podium during the medal ceremony of the 2020 Airtel Delhi Women’s Half Marathon in New Delhi on November 29, 2020 (Photo: AFP).
Yehualaw’s compatriot Amdework Walelegn won the men’s race in the Indian capital on Sunday with a time of 58 minutes and 53 seconds, the third best time of the year and also an event record of 13 seconds.
More than 60 professional runners participated in the race, while several hundred enthusiasts ran in other cities on routes of their choice, using a mobile app to post race schedules, organizers said.
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