inth in the half marathon at the World Road Running Championships in Copenhagen on Sunday, September 20, Fatima Ezzahra Birdaha crossed the line in 1:07:33, a national record according to World Athletics’ official results.
The 22-year-old Moroccan ran her race from behind: fifteenth at 10 km, she gained six places over the second half of the course.
Up front, Kenya’s Agnes Ngetich won in 1:05:15, a women-only world record subject to ratification.
The performance crowns an already crowded season. At the Mediterranean Games in Taranto, Birdaha won a golden double over 5,000 m and the half marathon.
Moroccan women’s half marathon running now has a new benchmark, and it belongs to an athlete whose road career is only beginning.
Photo: Le Guide du Maroc (leguide.ma).
World Athletics - Ngetich breaks women-only world half marathon record at World Road Running Championships in Copenhagen
World Athletics - Copenhagen 26, half marathon women, final results
