Lead image for Agnes Ngetich eyes rare double as she targets World Half Marathon title.
Agnes Ngetich is eyeing what only three Kenyans have achieved in the history of athletics.
The world women’s 10km record holder is looking to add the World Half Marathon title to her World Cross Country Championships crown.
Legendary Paul Tergat, Geoffrey Kamworor, also known as the man of all surfaces, and Florence Kiplagat are the only Kenyans to have won both titles.
Kenyan long-distance runner Agnes Ngetich.
Ngetich, who destroyed the field with a gun-to-tape performance at the 46th World Athletics Cross Country Championships, Tallahassee, Florida, United States in January, is hoping to enhance her status as a distance running great with victory at the World Athletics Road Running Championships in Copenhagen, Denmark next month.
The 25-year-old Ngetich will lead a 16-strong Team Kenya to the global road running championship from September 19 to 20 in the Danish capital.