Kimeli, 28, was in the leading pack from gun to the 19th km mark where she unleashed a finishing kick to cut the tape in 1:15:13
Kenya’s Daisy Kimeli and Morocco’s Omar Ait Chitachen have reigned supreme in the women’s and men’s races respectively at the Bogota Half Marathon.
Kimeli, 28, was in the leading pack from gun to the 19th km mark where she unleashed a finishing kick to cut the tape in 1:15:13 ahead of Ethiopia’s Anchialem Haymanot who clocked 1:15:36. Colombia’s Angie Orjuela shone on home soil and sealed the podium in 1:15:43.
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20:00 - 30.07.2023
Moraa and Co cross fingers as Team Kenya mixed relay team await life changing moment
The team also comprises Commonwealth Games champion Wycliffe Kinyamal, Naomi Korir, and Boniface Mweresa.
Defending champion Angela Tanui, who had entered the race with the hope of successfully reclaiming the title but unfortunately missed out on a podium finish. She was leading for the better part of the race but faded as the race intensified.
In the men’s race, Chitachen was in a class of his own as he also controlled the better part of the race before sprinting to the finish line. He crossed the finish line first in 1:03:51.
The Kenyan duo of Ezra Tanui and Edwin Soi finished second and third in respective times of 1:04:50 and 1:04:56.
Soi, the defending champion, had also made a return to the streets of Colombia with the hopes of winning back-to-back titles but unfortunately, the field was too strong for him.
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12:30 - 30.07.2023
GENERAL Namwamba clears the air on why other sports disciplines were not feted at inaugural Champions reception
Many people aired their views asking why only most football teams were awarded cash tokens and not other sports disciplines from all over the country.
He was also looking comfortable in the leading pack but Chitachen reacted before him and he was forced to settle for third place.
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