Kenya's Dolphine Omare wins women's race at Hyundai Half Marathon in Lisbon in 1:07:25
Kenya's Dolphine Omare won the women's race at the Hyundai Half Marathon in Lisbon on 11 October 2026 in 1:07:25, with Margret Chacha second in 1:08:14, KBC reported.
Dolphine Omare of Kenya won the women's race at the Hyundai Half Marathon in Lisbon, Portugal, on 11 October 2026 in 1:07:25, the Kenya Broadcasting Corporation (KBC) reported. Her compatriot Margret Chacha finished second in 1:08:14, 49 seconds behind.
Kuftu Tahir Dadiso of Ethiopia was third in 1:09:04. It was the 26th edition of the race.
Omare is based in Japan and was racing in Europe for the first time. She broke away from the leading group at about the 17-kilometre mark and ran the rest of the course alone.
She was on course-record pace through the middle splits but tired near the end. The women's course record is 1:06:54, set by Peres Jepchirchir in 2019. Omare's time is the fifth-fastest winning mark in the race's history.
Citizen Digital, a Kenyan news site, said in a preview published on 9 October that Omare's personal best for the half marathon is 1:06:05.
In the men's race, Zerihun Adugna Abdeta of Ethiopia won in 1:02:01 in his half-marathon debut, the Kenyan sports site Daily Sport reported. Titus Musau of Uganda was second in 1:02:05 and Brian Kibet Kogo of Kenya third in 1:02:07.
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- Zerihun Adugna and Dolphine Omare take Hyundai Half Marathon titles dailysport.co.ke
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