Kenyan Filex Kibet and Ethiopian Netsanet Desta triumphed at the 2026 Rome Ostia half marathon held in Rome, Italy today.
Kibet set the course record at 59:22 edging out the 59:44 time by beating Ethiopia’s Selemon Ataklti Kidanu (59:38)while Kenya’s Elisha Kiprop completed the men’s podium in 1:00:13..
Desta won the women’s title in 1:07:26, defeating Kenya’s Regina Wambui Ndungu in 1:07:48 and Ethiopia’s Yalemget Yaregal secured third in 1:08:22.
Rome Half Marathon top ten results
Men
- Filex Kibet (Kenya) 59:22
- Selemon Ataklti Kidanu (Ethiopia) 59:38
- Elisha Kiprop (Kenya) 1:00:13
- Robert Keter (Kenya) 1:00:37
- Kelvin Kipruto (Kenya) 1:00:45
- Zeleke Yayewsew (Ethiopia) 1:01:02
- Halefom Tesfay (Ethiopia) 1:01:20
- Maxon Kipngetich (Kenya) 1:01:51
- Edward Koonyo (Kenya) 1:02:00
- Sezgin Atac (Turkey) 1:02:17
Women
- Netsanet Desta (Ethiopia) 1:07:26
- Regina Wambui Ndungu (Kenya) 1:07:48
- Yalemget Yaregal (Ethiopia) 1:08:22
- Betelihem Afenigus (Ethiopia) 1:10:05
- Giovanna Epis (Italy) 1:11:43
- Sylwia Indeka (Poland) 1:12:28
- Melissa Fracassini (Italy) 1:13:41
- Carolien Millenaar (Denmark) 1:16:03
- Giulia Giorgi (Italy) 1:16:12
- Isabella Caposieno (Italy) 1:16:59