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It was a Kenyan expanse of titles astatine the 20th Vedanta Delhi Half Marathon, with experienced Alex Matata going nether 60 minutes to instrumentality the men’s crown and Lilian Rengeruk winning among the women connected Sunday.
This is lone the 2nd clip that Kenya has won some men’s and women’s events successful the aforesaid variation aft Francis Kibiwott and Lineth Chepkurui mode backmost successful the 2nd variation successful 2006, the winners being richer by US$ 27,000 each.
Lilian Kasait Rengeruk celebrates aft winning the women’s elite contention successful the 20th variation of the Vedanta Delhi Half Marathon 2025, astatine the Jawaharlal Nehru Stadium successful New Delhi connected Sunday, October 12, 2025. | Photo Credit: SHIV KUMAR PUSHPAKAR
Matata, runner-up past twelvemonth down Ugandan Joshua Cheptegei, broke disconnected soon aft the 10k people and stayed up of the remainder of the battalion each done for an casual triumph successful 59:50. Compatriot James Kipkogei finished 3rd successful 60:25 portion Ethiopia’s Bayelign Teshager (60:22) was second.
In contrast, Lilian kept gait with fractional a twelve runners successful the leaders group, including Ethiopians Mulat Tekle and Melal Biratu, for astir of the contention earlier adding other gait to sprint past her competitors successful the last agelong and assertion the rubric successful 1:07:20, up of Melal and Mulat successful 2nd and 3rd respectively.
Abhishek Pal, centre, Kiran Matre, right, and Kartik Karkera aft finishing first, 2nd and 3rd respectively successful the Indian class of the Vedanta Delhi Half Marathon 2025, astatine the Jawaharlal Nehru Stadium successful New Delhi connected Sunday, October 12, 2025. | Photo Credit: SHIV KUMAR PUSHPAKAR
Abishek completes hat-trick
Among the elite Indians, Abhishek Pal continued his dominance successful the lawsuit to triumph his 3rd rubric aft 2018 and 2023 portion Seema, successful her lawsuit debut, amazed the more-experienced tract to triumph among the elite Indian women to pouch Rs. 4,00,000 each.
While Abhishek Pal won successful 1:04:17, Seema clocked 1:11:23 for a comfy victory. Staying adjacent for overmuch of the course, Pal and Kiran Matre (1:04:57) pushed each different earlier Pal relied connected his acquisition to determination ahead.
Gold medalist Seema, metallic medalist Ujala and bronze medalist Sanjivani Jadhav during the presumption ceremonial of the women’s Indian class of the Vedanta Delhi Half Marathon 2025, astatine the Jawaharlal Nehru Stadium successful New Delhi connected Sunday, October 12, 2025. | Photo Credit: SHIV KUMAR PUSHPAKAR
The results: International: Men: 1. Alex Matata (Ken, 00:59:50), 2. Bayelign Teshager (Eth, 1:00:22), 3. James Kipkogei (Ken, 1:00:25). Women: 1. Lilian Rengeruk (Ken, 1:07:20), 2. Melal Biratu (Eth, 1:07:21), 3. Mulat Tekle (Eth, 1:07:29).
Indian: Men: 1. Abhishek Pal (1:04:17), 2. Kiran Mhatre (1:04:57), 3. Kartik Karkera (1:05:16); Women: 1. Seema (1:11:23), 2. Ujala (1:15:41), 3. Sanjivani Jadhav (1:15:52).
