![[kenya]: Ruth Chepngetich smashes world record for half marathon.#ruthchepngetich
Successful bet for the world champion, who completed the course in just 1 hour, 4 minutes and 2 seconds, shattering the previous record by 30 seconds, held by Ethiopian runner Ababel Yeshaneh.
Crowned world marathon champion in Doha in 2019, the 26-year-old athlete edged Ethiopia's Yalemzerf Yehualaw (1: 04'40) and Kenyan Hellen Obiri (1: 04'51) on Sunday. This is the first time that three women have completed a half marathon in less than 1 hour and 5 minutes.](https://spoorts-cdn.s3.amazonaws.com/upload/photos/2021/04/5ri61JIAYAhhzfbznklw_05_2851a57d6ac18724b7901a3bbbacc293_image.jpg)
Successful bet for the world champion, who completed the course in just 1 hour, 4 minutes and 2 seconds, shattering the previous record by 30 seconds, held by Ethiopian runner Ababel Yeshaneh.
Crowned world marathon champion in Doha in 2019, the 26-year-old athlete edged Ethiopia's Yalemzerf Yehualaw (1: 04'4 and Kenyan Hellen Obiri (1: 04'51) on Sunday. This is the first time that three women have completed a half marathon in less than 1 hour and 5 minutes.