Dolphine Omare leads a Kenyan one-two at the Lisbon Half Marathon
Omare won by 49 seconds on her European debut, and Brian Kibet Kogo was third in a close men's race won by Ethiopia's Zerihun Adugna Abdeta.
In short: Kenya's Dolphine Nyaboke Omare won the Lisbon Half Marathon on Sunday 11 October 2026 in 1:07:25, with compatriot Margaret Gati Chacha second in 1:08:14. Ethiopia's Zerihun Adugna Abdeta won the men's race in 1:02:01, and Kenya's Brian Kibet Kogo was third in 1:02:07.
Dolphine Nyaboke Omare won the 26th Lisbon Half Marathon on Sunday 11 October in 1:07:25. The 25-year-old, running her first race in Europe according to Lusa, beat compatriot Margaret Gati Chacha by 49 seconds. Chacha was second in 1:08:14 and Ethiopia's Kuflu Tahir Dadiso third in 1:09:04. Monica Jeptarus was sixth and Damaris Chepkemoi Towett tenth.
Men's race
The men's race was decided in the last kilometre. Ethiopia's Zerihun Adugna Abdeta, 23 and running his first half marathon, broke clear of a lead group of about ten to win in 1:02:01. Uganda's Titus Musau was second in 1:02:05 and Kenya's Brian Kibet Kogo third in 1:02:07. Gideon Rotich and Meshack Kipchirchir were eighth and ninth.
The half marathon closed a weekend of racing in Lisbon. In Saturday's marathon, Kenya's Gilbert Kipkurui Korir and Stephen Chebon Kipkech were second and third behind Uganda's Martin Naibei Musau (full story). The top ten of both half marathon races are on our results page.