Rwanda’s Angelique Ibishatse has struck gold within the girls’s half marathon on the twenty first version of the Kigali Worldwide Peace Marathon, held on Sunday, June 14, efficiently defending a title that was final 12 months received by Florence Niyonkuru.
The race, staged over two days for the primary time within the occasion’s historical past, noticed a whole Rwandan sweep of the ladies’s half marathon podium. Ibishatse clocked 1 hour, 13 minutes and 29 seconds, ending forward of Berthilde Mutuyimana, who was 24 seconds behind, whereas Thabita Tuyambaze took third place, 34 seconds off the winner’s tempo.
“Successful a gold as Rwanda’s crew captain was not a simple job to me, however I had that duty to signify my fellow colleagues,” Ibishatse stated after hanging a gold medal in half marathon.
She is predicted to hitch Florence Niyonkuru, and Emilne Manizabayo in Kenya for making ready the upcoming the 2026 Commonwealth Video games.
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Within the males’s half marathon, Kenya’s Amos Kirui claimed gold after clocking 1 hour, 4 minutes and 16 seconds. Uganda’s Oscar Kibet completed second, simply 5 seconds behind, whereas Zakariah Kirita secured bronze, 15 seconds again.
Within the full marathon, Kenya’s Kephar Lumbasi Namutali crossed the end line on the Amahoro Stadium entrance gate after finishing the 42km race in 2 hours, 14 minutes and 19 seconds. He was adopted by compatriot Shadrack Kimining, a former half marathon champion in 2022, who completed 59 seconds later to take silver, whereas Bernard Kipkorir settled for bronze.
Rwanda’s Fidele Ntirenganywa got here near the rostrum, ending seventh in 2 hours, 18 minutes and 17 seconds, just below 4 minutes behind the winner.
Within the girls’s full marathon, Kenya’s Ivyne Jeruto emerged victorious after clocking 2 hours, 35 minutes and 35 seconds. She was adopted by Ethiopia’s Tegest Ayalew, who completed 41 seconds later, whereas Tsega Desta claimed bronze, 1 minute and 19 seconds behind.
Winners of the total marathon obtained $20,000 (about Rwf29 million), with second and third place incomes $15,000 (about Rwf22 million) and $7,500 (about Rwf11 million) respectively.
Within the half marathon, the champion pocketed $5,000 (about Rwf7 million), whereas the runner-up and third-place finishers earned $4,000 and $3,000 respectively.
