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October 9, New Delhi (IANS): The Half Marathon is set for October 20. American discus thrower Valarie Allman, who won gold medals at the 2020 Tokyo Olympics (held in 2021) and the 2024 Paris Olympics, has been chosen the international event ambassador.
With her incredible 69.50-meter throw in Paris, Allman broke the previous American record and solidified her place among the world’s best discus throwers. Her Olympic career started at the Tokyo 2020 Games, where she won a gold medal with a strong 68.98-meter first throw.
bring our community together and allow us to claim it for the greater good. The starting line is more than simply a place to start a race; it’s a celebration of teamwork, tenacity,
and perseverance as well as an exhibition of our capacity to push boundaries and set new personal records. In a statement released by the organizers, Allman stated,
“I’m thrilled that the Vedanta Delhi Half Marathon is the reason I’m in India and that I get to be a part of something that highlights the vivid colors of India, #AaRangDeDilli. That sounds good.”
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Allman has won silver in the 2023 World Championship and bronze in the 2022 World Championship in addition to her Olympic triumphs. In April 2022, she set a personal best throw of 71.46 meters at the
The Triton Invitational in La Jolla is the longest in almost three decades and the 15th longest in history.
On October 20, Jawaharlal Nehru Stadium will host the World Athletics Gold Label Road Race, the Delhi Half Marathon, which has a USD 260,000 prize fund.
The leaders of the elte race will be Kenya’s Peres Jepchirchir, the former Half-Marathon World record holder, and Uganda’s Joshua Cheptegei.
Cheptegei now has the best time in the world over a 15-kilometer course and the world records for both the 5000 and 10,000 meters. In the 10,000 meters, he is the current Olympic champion and set a new record with a time of 26:43.14 to win the gold.
Leading the women’s contingent, Jepchirchir set a world mark for the fastest time for women in the marathon when she won the London Marathon in 2024, clocking in at 2:16:16. She was also victorious in the Boston and New York City marathons in 2022 and 2021.
