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Airtel Delhi Half Marathon ranked world's top Road Running Competition in
2011
The Airtel Delhi Half Marathon 2011 has been ranked as the world's top
Road Running Competition in 2011for men and women combined, as well as
for men and women separately, according to the All-Athletics.com
Competition Rankings released on January 19, 2012.
The Ras Al Khaimah International Half Marathon (UAE) was ranked
second, while the Philadelphia Rock 'n' Roll Hal Marathon (USA) was
adjudged third.
The Road Running competitions were ranked in 3 different categories,
based on 1) Combined ranking of the Men's and Women's races; 2) Men's
Road Running ranking; 3) Women's Road Running ranking and the Airtel
Delhi Half Marathon was adjudged No. 1 in the all the three
categories.
The Airtel Delhi Half Marathon 2011, an IAAF Gold Label event and also
the world's most prestigious half marathon, offered a purse of USD
210,000 and had attracted some of the world's biggest names in
distance running. Ethiopia's Lelisa Desisa won the men's overall title
in 59.30 minutes, while the women's title as won by Kenyan Lucy Kabuu
in a time of 67.04 minutes.
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