{
  "id": 15355672,
  "title": "Delhi Half Marathon 2026: Kenya's Charles Matata Breaks Course Record By 1 Second, Ethiopia's Wudinesh Alemu Wins Women's Title",
  "url": "https://urgent.news/2026/10/18/delhi-half-marathon-2026-kenyas-charles-matata-breaks-course-record",
  "topic": "culture",
  "section": "Culture",
  "published": "2026-10-18T05:05:25.000Z",
  "source": {
    "name": "Free Press Journal",
    "slug": "free-press-journal",
    "url": "https://www.freepressjournal.in/sports/delhi-half-marathon-2026-kenyas-charles-matata-breaks-course-record-by-1-second-ethiopias-wudinesh-alemu-wins-womens-title"
  },
  "original_language": "en",
  "account": "On October 18, 2026, Kenya's Charles Matata broken the course record at the Vedanta Delhi Half Marathon, winning the men's elite race, while Ethiopia's Wudinesh Alemu claimed the women's title, nearly 40,000 people gathered in the national capital. Matata completed the 21.097 km distance in 58 minutes and 52 seconds, setting a new record that was one second faster than the previous record set in 2020. He will receive an additional USD 12,000 (Rs 11,39,586) for his achievement, in addition to the USD 27,000 (Rs 25,64,068) prize for the event winner. Matata's twin brother, Alex, won the 2025 edition with a time of 59 minutes and 50 seconds.",
  "summary": "New Delhi, Oct 18: Kenya's Charles Matata shattered the course record to win the men's elite race at the Vedanta Delhi Half Marathon, while Ethiopia's Wudinesh Alemu took the women's crown as nearly 40,000 people turned up on the streets of the national capital on Sunday morning. Matata clocked 58 minutes and 52 seconds to complete the 21.097 km distance at the iconic Jawahar Lal Nehru Stadium…",
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  "disclaimer": "Summaries, key points and the editor’s take are written by software from other outlets’ reporting and may contain errors — always check the linked original."
}