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Silver Medallist Kartik Kumar:  Kenya's Daniel Ebenyo and Ethiopia’s Almaz Ayana lived up to their billings by taking the top honours in the 18th edition of the Delhi Half Marathon, while Abhishek Pal and Kavita Yadav claimed Elite Indian men and women titles, respectively, here on Sunday.

Ayana, the 2016 Rio Olympics Champion and winner of the Delhi Half Marathon six years ago, came closer to her 2017 winning time in the women’s race. She went on to claim the top spot in 67:58.

Uganda’s Stella Chesang finished 28 seconds later for the second place while Viola Chepngeno from Kenya completed the podium in 69:09.