Uganda, Oct. 20 -- Ugandan long distance runner Joshua Cheptegei, an Olympic and world champion, won the Delhi Half Marathon 2024 men's elite title while Alemaddis Eyayu of Ethiopia claimed the women's title in the Indian capital on Sunday.

Cheptegei, the reigning men's 10,000m world and Olympic champion in, clocked 59.46 seconds to finish ahead of Kenyan duo Alex Matata (59:53) and Nicholas Kipkorir (59:59). Kipkorir is the 2022 Diamond League champion in men's 5000m.

The much-anticipated duel between Cheptegei and Ethiopia's Muktar Edris, a two-time 5000m world champion, however, didn't quite materialise as expected with Edris finishing fifth with a time of 1:00:52.

"This win in Delhi was special to me because it is my first-ever vic...