borkena
March 24,2018

Ethiopian Athlete Netsanet Gudeta Kebede won World half marathon race in Valencia, Spain in a time of 1:06:11. She was in the leading pack since from 15 kilometers.

Kenyan athlete Joyciline Jepkosgei finished second about 43 seconds after Netsanet crossed the finishing line. Joyciline Jepkosgei has a world record of 1:04:51

The 27 years old Ethiopian athlete Netsanet is awarded US$ 50,000 cheque.

Source : Reuters



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