Ethiopian Zerihun Adugna and Kenyan Dolphine Omare took top honours at the 26th edition of the Hyundai Half Marathon held today in Portugal.
In the men’s elite race Adugna dropped a late surge to break the tape in 1:02:01. Making his debut over 21.1 km, the Ethiopian held off Uganda’s Titus Musau (1:02:05) by four seconds, with Kenyan Brian Kogo crossing just two seconds back in 1:02:07.
The women’s contest blew open earlier, as Dolphine Omare threw down a decisive break around the 17-kilometre mark to solo home in 1:07:25.
The Japan-based Kenyan, making her European racing debut, put 49 seconds into compatriot Margret Chacha (1:08:14), while Ethiopia’s Kuftu Tahir drifted back to finish over a minute and a half behind in 1:09:04.
Omare looked well on course record pace (1:06:54, set by Peres Jepchirchir in 2019) through the middle splits before tying up in the closing stages. Her 1:07:25 finish still ranks as the fifth-fastest winning mark in race history.
TOP RESULTS WOMEN’S HALF MARATHON
| Pos | Athlete | Country | Time |
| 1 | Dolphine Nyaboke Omare | KEN | 1:07:25 |
| 2 | Margret Gati Chacha | KEN | 1:08:14 |
| 3 | Kuftu Tahir Dadiso | ETH | 1:09:04 |
| 4 | Debash Kelali Desta | ETH | 1:09:25 |
| 5 | Fentaye Adane Chane | ETH | 1:09:48 |
| 6 | Monica Jeptarus | KEN | 1:11:30 |
| 7 | Megertu Midekisa Buli | ETH | 1:12:21 |
| 8 | Aschal Shitu Birhan | ETH | 1:13:52 |
| 9 | Salomé Rocha | POR | 1:14:09 |
| 10 | Damaris Chepkemoi Towett | KEN | 1:14:20 |
TOP RESULTS MEN’S HALF MARATHON
| Pos | Athlete | Country | Time |
| 1 | Zerihun Adugna Abdeta | ETH | 1:02:01 |
| 2 | Titus Musau | UGA | 1:02:05 |
| 3 | Brian Kibet Kogo | KEN | 1:02:07 |
| 4 | Abel Bekele Alemu | ETH | 1:02:09 |
| 5 | Tsegay Ayalew | ETH | 1:02:21 |
| 6 | Merhawi Mebrahtu | ERI | 1:02:29 |
| 7 | Protasi Gabriel Mauja | TAN | 1:02:44 |
| 8 | Gideon Rotich | KEN | 1:02:54 |
| 9 | Meshack Kipchirchir | KEN | 1:03:34 |
| 10 | Leta Abebe Desis | ETH | 1:05:04 |