World record holders Kosgei, Yeshaneh add to field for Delhi Half Marathon

The Airtel Delhi Half Marathon on Saturday introduced the entries of world file holders Brigid Kosgei and Ababel Yeshaneh for the upcoming occasion, including lustre to an already star-studded discipline.

The occasion is a part of the countdown to the World Athletics Gold Label Race.

At the Chicago Marathon in October 2019, Kenya’s Kosgei shocked the world when she broke the long-standing girls’s world marathon file by greater than a minute, clocking 2:14:04.

Yeshaneh was a distant second on that event however nonetheless ran an excellent private greatest of two:20:51.

However, the tables have been turned on the Ras Al Khaimah Half Marathon in February this yr when a contest between the pair within the closing levels of the race noticed Ethiopia’s Yeshaneh prevail in a world file 64:31 with Kosgei second in 64:49.

In their most up-to-date outings final month, the 26-year-old Kosgei received the rescheduled London Marathon in 2:18:58 whereas the 29-year-old Yeshaneh needed to cope with misfortune and fell on the World Athletics Half Marathon Championships in Poland, with simply over three kilometres remaining, which took her out of medal competition though she recovered shortly to complete fifth.

While the elite runners will probably be at first line at Jawaharlal Nehru Stadium, amateurs internationally will be a part of the occasion utilizing the brand new Airtel Delhi Half Marathon Mobile App.

The individuals can run from the comfort of their very own location, anytime between November 25 and November 29.

Sports Minister Kiren Rijiju stated, “We extend our full support to this event that is India’s pride and welcome the world’s best athletes to our capital city.” Olympic champion Abhinav Bindra is the model ambassador of the occasion.

“The Airtel Delhi Half Marathon is a historic moment post the start of the pandemic. This is a very important event. We have slowly seen sports resume in different parts of the world and now it’s wonderful to see that we will have ADHM happening in Delhi.

“This event will be the benchmark for all tournaments that will be held in the future,” Bindra, who claimed the gold medal in 10m air rifle taking pictures within the 2008 Beijing Games, stated.

The occasion will comply with the very best degree of safety-standards, with bio-secure zones to make sure a COVID free race for the elite runners. All necessary protocols according to the advisory issued by the Government of India have been laid out for the occasion crew, distributors and suppliers, elite athletes, media and all friends.