{"id":135649,"date":"2025-02-04T17:45:52","date_gmt":"2025-02-04T17:45:52","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/www.africa-press.net\/kenya\/all-news\/kenyas-matata-ethiopias-taye-win-ras-al-khaimah-half-marathon-titles"},"modified":"2025-02-10T23:04:55","modified_gmt":"2025-02-10T23:04:55","slug":"kenyas-matata-ethiopias-taye-win-ras-al-khaimah-half-marathon-titles","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/www.africa-press.net\/kenya\/all-news\/kenyas-matata-ethiopias-taye-win-ras-al-khaimah-half-marathon-titles","title":{"rendered":"Kenya&#8217;s Matata, Ethiopia&#8217;s Taye win Ras Al Khaimah half marathon titles"},"content":{"rendered":"<p><span style=\"color: #ff6600\"><strong>Africa-Press &#8211; Kenya. <\/strong><\/span>Kenya&#8217;s Alex Matata and Ejgayehu Taye of Ethiopia won the Ras Al Khaimah Half Marathon men&#8217;s and women&#8217;s titles on Saturday in the United Arab Emirates.<\/p>\n<p>Matata won the men&#8217;s race in 59-minutes and 20-seconds, Ethiopia&#8217;s Gemechu Dida finished second in 59:25 while Isaiah Lasoi of Kenya clocked 59:26 to take third.<\/p>\n<p>Ejgayehu Taye, who won the 10,000-metres bronze at the 2023 World Championships in Budapest, won the women&#8217;s race in 1:05:52.<\/p>\n<p>Second went to Judy Kemboi of Kenya in 1:06:34 while her compatriot Jesca Chelangat took third place in 1:06:53.<\/p>\n<p><strong>For More News And Analysis About <span style=\"color: #ff6600\">Kenya<\/span> Follow <span style=\"color: #ff6600\">Africa-Press<\/span><\/strong><\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"<p>Africa-Press &#8211; Kenya. 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