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Kenyan Shadrack Koech to battle Tsegu Wendemu in Italy
kenya’s Shadrack Koech will battle for the men’s top honors at the 49th edition of the Roma-Ostia Half Marathon set for Sunday (03) in Rome, Italy.
The 27 year-old comes to this race with a personal best of 1:01.12 that he got last year at the Trento Half Marathon, where he finished in second place.
Koech will partner with his compatriot Kimakal Kipsambu, who is making a return to the capital after pacing last year’s edition with a time of 1:01.37.
The two will have an uphill task of dislodging the 2019 All-African Games 10,000m champion and also the fastest man on paper with a time 59:42 that he got five years ago at Lisbon Half Marathon, where he took a silver medal, Tsegu Berehanu Wendemu of Ethiopia.
The three elite athletes will have their focus on the race course record of 58:02 that was set two years ago by the reigning World Road Running half marathon champion, Sabastian Sawe from Kenya.
LEADING TIME
21KM MEN
Tsegu Berehanu Wendemu (ETH) 58:42
Shadrack Koech (KEN) 1:01.12
Kimakal Kipsambu (KEN) 1:01.37
(02/28/2024) Views: 412 ⚡AMPby John Vaselyne
