{"id":2879,"date":"2014-03-29T20:09:11","date_gmt":"2014-03-30T00:09:11","guid":{"rendered":"http:\/\/kenyapage.net\/commentary\/?p=2879"},"modified":"2014-04-06T00:38:12","modified_gmt":"2014-04-06T04:38:12","slug":"geoffrey-kipsang-and-galdys-cherono-dominate-world-half-marathon","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/kenyapage.net\/commentary\/kenya-athletics-news-3\/geoffrey-kipsang-and-galdys-cherono-dominate-world-half-marathon\/","title":{"rendered":"Geoffrey Kipsang and Gladys Cherono dominate world half marathon"},"content":{"rendered":"

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New sensation, 21 year old Geoffrey Kipsang Kamworor won the world half marathon championships in a time of 59:07, which is an amazing time considering that there was no rabbit. The time was the fastest time recorded for a half marathon in 2014. It was a good 13 seconds ahead of the second placed finisher, Tsegay of Eritrea. 59:07 is the 4th fastest time in the history of World Half marathon championships. It is also the second fastest winning time in history.<\/p>\n

Pre-race favourite Zersenay Tadesse of Eritrea was fourth. The second best Kenyan was Wilson Kiprop who was sixth. Eritrea won the mens team event with Kenya finishing second.<\/p>\n

Kenya Girls dominate<\/h3>\n

Kenya occupied the top five positions in the womens event. 30-year old Cherono, who won silver in the women\u2019s 10,000 at the Moscow World Championships last summer, won gold in 67:28 as she turned the tables on Mercy Wacera (silver in 67:43) who had edged her for the title at the World\u2019s Best 10k last month (32:06 to 32:09). This is the e first time in history of World Half Marathon Championships a nation swept the medals in the women\u2019s race.<\/p>\n

Kenya Dominance
\nFor the fifth time in history KEN won both men and women\u2019s race in the World half Marathon. Previously then won both in 2010, 1999, 1998, & 1997.<\/p>\n\n\n\n

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