Filex Kibet set record as Desta wins Rome Ostia half marathon titles

Kenyan Filex Kibet and Ethiopian Netsanet Desta triumphed at the 2026 Rome Ostia half marathon held in Rome, Italy today.

Kibet set the course record at 59:22 edging out the 59:44 time by beating Ethiopia’s Selemon Ataklti Kidanu (59:38)while Kenya’s Elisha Kiprop completed the men’s podium in 1:00:13..

Desta won the women’s title in 1:07:26, defeating Kenya’s Regina Wambui Ndungu in 1:07:48 and Ethiopia’s Yalemget Yaregal secured third in 1:08:22.

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