Rio de Janeiro International Half-marathon

The largest half-marathon in Brazil put together more than 10,000 runners racing along Rio de Janeiro seashore, considered on of the most beautiful course of the World.

Kenyan Philip Rugut won the race for the second consecutive year in 1:03:44. Among the women, the winner were Brazilian Marizete Rezende in 1:12:19. 

The results Male: 1 Philip Rugut (Kenya) - 1:03:44, 2 Willian Amorim (Brazil) - 1:03:48, 3 Alex Januário (Brazil) - 1:03:58, 4 Elenilson da Silva (Brazil) - 1:04:10, 5 Manuel Teixeira (Brazil) - 1:04:17
Female: 1 Marizete Rezende (Brazil) - 1:12:19, 2 Anne Jelagat (Kenya - 1:14:53, 3 Márcia Narloch (Brazil) - 1:15:32, 4 Sirlene de Pinho (Brazil) - 1:16:00, 5 Marily dos Santos (Brazil - 1:17:10.