2019 World Athletics Championships – Women's marathon
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The women's marathon was one of the road events at the 2019 World Athletics Championships in Doha, Qatar. Due to the heat in Doha, the race was scheduled to begin at 23:59 on 27 September 2019, which made it the first midnight marathon in the history of the World Championships. Even with the unusual timing, the temperature was above 30 °C (86 °F) and the humidity over 70 per cent, making conditions difficult for running. Only 40 of the 68 entrants finished the race, which was won by Ruth Chepng'etich of Kenya in 2:32.43; the slowest winning time at the World Championships. Bahrain's Rose Chelimo was second in 2:33.46, with Helalia Johannes of Namibia third in 2:34.15.
Women's marathon at the 2019 World Championships | ||||||||||
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Venue | Khalifa International Stadium | |||||||||
Dates | 27 September | |||||||||
Competitors | 68 from 41 nations | |||||||||
Winning time | 2:32.43 | |||||||||
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The marathon was held on Doha Corniche, and consisted of six laps of a roughly 7-kilometre (4.3 mi) floodlit course. A group of six runners broke away during the first half of the race; Chepngetich, Chelimo, Johannes, Lonah Salpeter, Edna Kiplagat, and Visiline Jepkesho. Salpeter and Jepkesho dropped back, reducing the leading group to four, and then Chepngetich and Chelimo vied for the lead. At the start of the final lap, Chepngetich opened a gap at the front, eventually winning by over a minute. All the top ten finishers qualified automatically for the 2020 Summer Olympics.