Overview
- Agnes Ngetich won the World Road Running Championships in Copenhagen in a reported 1:05:15, which the coverage says lowered the women-only half-marathon mark by one second from Peres Jepchirchir’s 2020 time.
- The reported time will undergo World Athletics’ ratification process, and road records are logged separately for women-only and mixed races with recent performances facing close verification.
- Sweden’s Andreas Almgren won the men’s race in Copenhagen and reportedly set a new European half-marathon record of 58:06.
- Ngetich’s Copenhagen result continues a rapid road progression that included a 28:46 mixed 10km in Valencia 2024 and a 29:27 women-only 10km in April 2025, and she said her coach’s belief drove her victory.
- Ethiopia’s Letesenbet Gidey still holds the faster overall women’s half-marathon record at 1:02:52, and Ngetich’s move from road records back toward the track could reshape championship rosters ahead of 2027.