Kenyan Ngetic breaks world record in half marathon
Athlete from Kenya Agnes Ngetic surpassed the world record in the half-marathon distance in a purely women’s race (without men pacemakers) at the World Championships.
Athlete from Kenya Agnes Ngetic surpassed the world record in the half marathon distance in a purely women’s race (without men pacemakers) at the world championships on road running in Copenhagen, writes sb.by.
According to TASS, she covered the distance of 21.1 km in 1 hour 5 minutes 15 seconds. The previous achievement belonged to her compatriot Perez Dzhepchirchir (1:05.16), established on October 17, 2020.
Pacemaker is a runner who leads and sets the pace at medium and long distances (starting from 800 m) for a certain period of distance.
By the way, Ngetic is 25 years old, in January 2024 in the race in Valencia she became the first woman in history to run out of 29 minutes on the highway or stadium for 10 km in a mixed race (28.46). In April 2025, Ngetic set the world record for the 10 km women’s race (29.27).
