Kenya’s Ruth Chepngetich shatters course record in Dubai

Ruth Chepngetich crosses the finish line first in the Dubai Marathon [Courtesy]

Kenya’s Ruth Chepngetich has won the Dubai Marathon in a course record-breaking time of 2 hours, 17 minutes and seven seconds.

She is now the first Kenyan woman to win the Dubai Marathon since Delilah Asiago in 2006.

Chepngetich will walk away with an astonishing Sh10 million – the equivalent of 100,000 US dollars.

Kenya's Ruth Chepngetich came first in the women's #Dubai Marathon race with a time of 2:17:07, breaking the record of Roza Dereje (2:19:17) in the 2018 edition.
Photo courtesy: @gulf_news pic.twitter.com/aWvYNag4m5 — Dubai Media Office (@DXBMediaOffice) January 25, 2019

She is now the world’s third fastest woman in the category after shattering Roza Dereje’s record (2:19:17) set in 2018.

She beat Ethiopian duo Worknesh Debele and Worknesh Gurmesa who finished second and third respectively.