Kenya's Dolphine Omare wins women's race at Hyundai Half Marathon in Lisbon in 1:07:25

Dolphine Omare of Kenya won the women's race at the Hyundai Half Marathon in Lisbon, Portugal, on 11 October 2026 in 1:07:25, the Kenya Broadcasting Corporation (KBC) reported. Her compatriot Margret Chacha finished second in 1:08:14, 49 seconds behind.

Kuftu Tahir Dadiso of Ethiopia was third in 1:09:04, KBC said. It was the 26th edition of the race, according to KBC and the Kenyan sports site Daily Sport, which also published the result on 11 October.

Omare is based in Japan and was racing in Europe for the first time, KBC reported. It said she broke away from the leading group at about the 17-kilometre mark and ran the rest of the course alone.

KBC said she was on course-record pace through the middle splits but tired near the end. The women's course record is 1:06:54, set by Peres Jepchirchir in 2019, according to KBC and Daily Sport. KBC said Omare's time is the fifth-fastest winning mark in the race's history.

Citizen Digital, a Kenyan news site, said in a preview published on 9 October that Omare's personal best for the half marathon is 1:06:05.

In the men's race, Zerihun Adugna Abdeta of Ethiopia won in 1:02:01 in his half-marathon debut, Daily Sport reported. Titus Musau of Uganda was second in 1:02:05 and Brian Kibet Kogo of Kenya third in 1:02:07.