Another win for Kenya as Geoffrey Kamworor wins 3rd IAAF World Half Marathon
Geoffrey Kamworor on Saturday delivered his promise by winning his third consecutive IAAF World Half Marathon title in a time of 1:00:02 at the Trinidad Alfonso World Half Marathon Championships in Valencia, Spain.
The time was Kamworor’s season best, beating Bahrain’s Abraham Cheroben to second place.
Cheroben clocked a season best time of 1:00:22 ahead of Eritrea’s Aron Kifle who finished third with a personal best time of 1:00:31.
The second best Kenyan in the race, Leonard Kiplimo, finished 12th in a time of 1:01:14.
In the women’s race, World Record holder Joyciline Jepkosgei came second to Ethiopia’s Netsanet Kebede to clinch silver in 1:06:54.
Kebede won the race in 1:06:11 to set a new women’s only record. Kenya’s Pauline Kaveke won bronze in the 21km race in 1:06:56.
-The Star/EMMANUEL WANJALA