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web site of the VIII IAAF World Half Marathon Championships  Kenyans Tegla Loroupe
and Paul Tergat win the 8th IAAF World Half Marathon Championships in Palermo
Duncan Mackay for the IAAF
With a leap across the finishing line and a huge smile on
her face; Kenya’s Tegla Loroupe completed a hat trick of victories in the IAAF World
Half Marathon Championships and a feat unprecedented in long distance running here today. More>>>
Over 50 nations in
Palermo for World Half Marathon Championships
Loroupe and Tergat the star contenders
29 September 1999 - Monte Carlo – Athletes from fifty-two countries are
expected in Palermo for the eighth edition of the IAAF World Half Marathon Championships,
set to take place in the Sicilian capital on the morning of Sunday 3 October. More>>>
 The
eighth edition of the IAAF World Half Marathon Championships will take place in Palermo,
Sicily, on 3 October 1999.
 The half marathon
(21,097.5 metres) will be run on a course traced through the historical centre of
Palermo.The athletes will run three laps of the 7,032.5 metre circuit, with the
start/finish line on the "Foro Italico."
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