Senbere Teferi wins New York City Half Marathon

Addis Ababa, March 20, 2022 (FBC) – Ethiopia’s Senbere Teferi won the 21km women’s race at the New York City half marathon held on Sunday in New York.

Senbere took home first place with a dramatic finish in the women’s race with a record time of 1:07:35.

Sembere took charge of the race with 1km remaining but Irene Cheptei gave her a hard time as she remained on her shoulder till the 50 meter that the Ethiopian made a final kick to forge ahead and cut the tape in a time of 1:0735 with Cheptai forced to settle in second place when she crossed the line two seconds later.

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