Reigning Olympic marathon champion Eliud Kipchoge of Kenya expectedly won the men's race of Delhi Half Marathon in a fast time but below the course record while Ethiopia's Worknesh Degefa clinched the women's title here on Sunday Nov 20,2016
Kipchoge, considered one of the greatest marathoners of all time, clocked 59 minute and 44 seconds to cover the 21.097 km distance and win the race at the Jawaharlal Nehru Stadium ahead of Ethiopia's Yigrem Demelash, who clocked his personal best of 59:48, in a close finish. Another Kenyan Augustine Choge was third in 60:01.
Kipchoge, running here in his first competitive race after winning Rio Olympics marathon gold in August, was clearly the pre-event favourite in men's elite race but many had thought he would lower the course record of 59:06 set by Guye Adola of Ethiopia in 2014.
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