Winfridah Moseti emerged as the winner of the Bangsaen21 Half Marathon in the women’s race as Alexander Mutiso finished second in the men’s category in a race run on Sunday, December 15, 2024, in Thailand.

Mutiso was the pre-race favourite to win, but he was outsprinted by Nibret Melak of Ethiopia, who won in 1:02:32.

Eight athletes remained together as 10km was reached in 30:41, with Melak running towards the back of the pack. The pace picked up, and the lead group was down to four by 15km, with Melak, Munyao, and Toroitich joined by Leul Gebresilase as they passed that point in 45:07, as per World Athletics.

Toroitich, Melak, and Munyao then made a break, with Toroitich leading the attack. The trio ran side by side with the finish line in sight before Melak kicked again and created a clear gap to win by two seconds.

Mutiso was second in 1:02:34, while his compatriot Toroitich was third in 1:02:36, and Ethiopia’s Gebresilase finished another three seconds back.

Meanwhile, Moseti was part of the group that reached 10km in 34:36, led by Kenyan teammate Gladys Chepkurui.

Chepkurui and Moseti had Uganda’s Rebecca Chelangat and Kenya’s Rosemary Wanjiru for company at the 15 km mark, reached in 50:44, but Chepkurui couldn’t maintain the pace as Moseti, Chelangat, and Wanjiru made a break.

Moseti made a winning move, creating a gap on her rivals that would grow to 33 seconds by the finish line. She won in 1:10:01 ahead of Chelangat in 1:10:34, Wanjiru in 1:10:53 and Chepkurui in 1:11:11.

Leading results

Men
1 Nibret Melak (ETH) 1:02:32
2 Alexander Mutiso Munyao (KEN) 1:02:34
3 Geoffrey Toroitich (KEN) 1:02:36
4 Leul Gebresilase (ETH) 1:02:39
5 Justus Kipkogei Kangogo (KEN) 1:03:55

Women
1 Winfridah Moraa Moseti (KEN) 1:10:01
2 Rebecca Chelangat (UGA) 1:10:34
3 Rosemary Wanjiru (KEN) 1:10:53
4 Gladys Chepkurui (KEN) 1:11:11
5 Antonina Kwambai (KEN) 1:12:01