World marathon record holder Ruth Chepngetich will highlight the 2025 Lisbon half marathon set for March 9th in Lisbon, Portugal.
After running the world record of 2:09:56 during 2024 Chicago, the 30-year-old superstar is one of the greatest names in global athletics and is excited about her return to Portugal.
Chepngetich boasts an impressive resume, including the 2019 World Championship marathon title (Doha) and victories in the Chicago (2021, 2022, and 2024), Nagoya (2022 and 2023), Dubai (2019), and Istanbul (2018) marathons.
She is also the sixth-fastest woman of all time in the half marathon (1:04:02, Istanbul 2021) and is expected to pose a strong challenge to the Lisbon course record of 1:05:30, set by Almaz Ayana in 2023.
In the coming weeks, more elite names will be announced for the EDP Lisbon Half Marathon, which this year will also host Portugal’s National Half Marathon Championship, bringing together the country’s best athletes