Defending champion Tsehay Gemechu crosses the finish line to retain her women's title at the 15th Airtel Delhi Half Marathon, at the Jawaharlal Nehru Stadium in New Delhi, Sunday, October 20, 2019 PTI PhotoDefending champions Andamlak Belihu and Tsehay Gemechu produced their personal best to retain the men's and women's titles respectively at the 15th Airtel Delhi Half Marathon here on Sunday. "At about 18km I started to suffer some back pain, that possibly cost me the course record. Coming into the final kilometre, Yehualaw who won the African Games half marathon title in August edged in front and briefly looked like she was going to cause an upset. "It is a very exciting moment for all of us to see that Delhi Marathon has grown so big. Over the years, Delhi Half Marathon has been peaking up and 40,000 people running on the streets of Delhi early morning," Rijiju told reporters.

Source: The Telegraph October 20, 2019 10:52 UTC