Kosgei snatches gold for Kenya in final metres It was neck and neck to the line in the men’s race, but at the finish Kenya’s Paul Kosgei slipped past Morocco's Jaouad Gharib to win the Championships in a time of 1:00:39, just three seconds ahead of the Moroccan. - [5.5.2002] Adere bides her time and takes women's title in sprint finish Defying the weather and a collision with an attention seeking spectator who had run out in front of the leaders, 28 year old Berhane Adere won the final sprint to take gold at the 11th IAAF World Half Marathon Championships here this morning. It was the first time that an Ethiopian woman had won gold in the Championships. - [5.5.2002] Both races wide open on Sunday According to two of the athletes considered to be leading medal prospects for Sunday’s IAAF World Half Marathon Championships, both races are wide open. - [4.5.2002] O'Sullivan eyeing fourth World title 3 May 2002 - Olympic 5000 metres silver medallist Sonia O'Sullivan continues her international comeback after the birth of her second child, when bidding to win the IAAF World Half Marathon title in Brussels on Sunday. - [3.5.2002] Injured Mourhit still aiming high 3 May 2002 – Brussels, Belgium – Mohammed Mourhit, Belgium’s strongest male medal hope for Sunday’s World Half Marathon Championships, said this afternoon that he entertained modest hopes for victory in the event. - [3.5.2002]