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AfricaPress-Kenya:<\/strong> After finishing third, is Obiri the next road race star to watch?<\/p>\n

After a surprising victory at the Cursa dels Nassos in Barcelona 10km on December 31, two-time world 5000m champion Hellen Obiri opened a new chapter in her stellar career.<\/p>\n

The end-year win marked the beginning of more victories for the 31-year-old track star.<\/p>\n

Yesterday, after nine years of ruling the track, Obiri went down into annals of history with an impressive third place at the Istanbul Half marathon, sending a strong message that her transition to road races would shake the sporting world.<\/p>\n

Obiri\u2019s spectacular 64 minutes, 51 seconds is the fastest debut half marathon in history.<\/p>\n

During the end-year 10km stun, an enduring Obiri, despite a fall, displayed a stellar pace, breaking away of a strong leading pack before finding herself running alone after her pacesetter Carlos Castillejo dropped out a few minutes later.<\/p>\n

In yesterday\u2019s 21km, Obiri displayed a splendid show, sticking to the leading pack comprising world marathon champion Ruth Chepngetich and world record holder Brigid Kosgei.<\/p>\n

She started her career in a disappointing 11th place finish in 1500m at the 2011 World championships in Daegu, South Korea.<\/p>\n

A year later, in 2012, she graduated to 3000m, winning the World Indoor Championships in Istanbul.<\/p>\n

After the breakthrough in Istanbul, Obiri sustained a decorated career in the track, running away with the world championship titles in 2017 and 2019.<\/p>\n

Obiri was named one of the top 100 most influential Africans by New African magazine in 2017.<\/p>\n

The Olympic 5,000m silver medallist was hoping to debut at the Ras al Khaimah half marathon in February but the race was cancelled due to Covid-19 pandemic. She eyes a maiden double in 5,000m and 10,000m at the Tokyo Olympics after a silver in the former four years ago in Rio.<\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"

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