Tsegay creates race record to win Delhi half-marathon

December 15, 2013 11:36

Ethiopia's Atsedu Tsegay won the men's elite event with a new race record, while Florence Kiplagat of Kenya finished on top in the women's category of the Airtel Delhi Half Marathon on Sunday.

Tsegay clocked 59.10 seconds beating the previous record of 59.15 held by Deriba Merga since 2008.

"The competition was good as there were some quality athletes. I am happy to be the champion," said Tsegay after the marathon.

Meanwhile, Kiplagat finished the race with the timing of 1.07.58.

However, women's elite category saw a relatively slow race as winter of Delhi left an impact on the athletes' timing.

"For me it was slow due to the fact that I could not arrive in time due to flight problem. So there was no to time to get used to the weather here," Kiplagat said during the interaction with media.

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