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Athletics-World half marathon champion Ngetich set for marathon debut in Valencia

By Thomson Reuters Nov 12, 2026 | 9:39 AM

Nov 12 (Reuters) – World half marathon champion Agnes Ngetich is ​set to ‌make her marathon debut in Valencia on December 6, race organisers announced ‌on ​Thursday.

• Kenya’s ⁠Ngetich shaved a ⁠second off the women-only half marathon world record at the ​World Athletics Running Championships in ⁠September

• The ⁠25-year-old also triumphed ​at the World Cross ​Country Championships in January

• ‌Ngetich won the Valencia half marathon in 2024 and ⁠2025.

• “She has already made history on our streets … now, ⁠she ‌dreams of ⁠doing it again ​over ‌a new distance,” ​the Valencia ⁠Marathon organisers said on Instagram

(Reporting by Chiranjit Ojha in Bengaluru; Editing by Ken ​Ferris)