World half marathon record holder Agnes Jebet Ngetich has set her sights on an elusive World Athletics Championships gold medal after enjoying a stellar 2026 season.Download our Mozzart Sport app for more newsThe 25-year-old has confirmed she will return to track racing in 2027, with her sights firmly set on the World Athletics Championships in Beijing, China, where she hopes to finally add a global track title to her growing collection of accolades.“I am coming back to track races in 2027 because there is a World Championships. It is my dream to win a gold medal on the track. It is the only one I am missing,” Ng’etich said.##NAJAVA_MECA_9985322##Ng’etich competed in both the 10,000m and 5,000m at the 2025 World Championships in Tokyo,She came agonisingly close to the podium in the 10,000m, leading for much of the race before fading in the closing stages to finish fourth in 30:42.66.Her 5,000m campaign proved even more challenging, with the Kenyan finishing 15th in the final after progressing through the heats.Ng’etich’s confidence stems from her dominant 2026 season.On Sunday, 20 September, she reaffirmed her status on the roads when she set a women-only world half marathon record at the World Road Running Championships in Copenhagen, Denmark.Kipchumba eyeing own course record as he returns to Amsterdam MarathonThe Iten-based athlete clocked 1:05:15 to lower the previous record of 1:05:16 set by compatriot Peres Jepchirchir at the 2020 World Road Running Championships.Ngetich led a Kenyan one-two, with Veronica Loleo finishing second in 1:06:05, while Rwanda's Florence Niyonkuru completed the podium in 1:06:08.The performance added another major record to Ngetich's name, with the athlete also holding the women's world 10km record thanks to her sensational 28:46 run in Valencia in 2024.Her remarkable 2026 campaign has already yielded several major victories.Blow for Kenya as top marathoner withdraws from Chicago MarathonNgetich opened the year by claiming her first global title at the World Cross Country Championships in Tallahassee in January before successfully defending her Sirikwa Classic title in February.She continued her impressive form on the roads in April, producing a world-leading 28:58 over 10km in Lille, one of the fastest times ever recorded over the distance.In June, she won the New York Mini 10km before turning her attention to the track at the Monaco Diamond League, where she dominated the 3000m field in a world-leading 8:08.95.Her season has not been entirely flawless, however.William Morwabe, Sylvia Kiberenge headline 30km Cross Country Tour races in SwedenNgetich endured a difficult outing at the New York City Half Marathon in March, finishing 13th in 1:10:25 after making an aggressive start.She bounced back emphatically in Copenhagen, returning to the top of the podium while rewriting the world record books.The road success has now strengthened her confidence as she prepares to return to the track, where she is still searching for a medal at the senior World Athletics Championships.##NAJAVA_MECA_9984472##With no World Championships medal to her name yet, Beijing 2027 presents Ngetich with another opportunity to complete one of the few missing pieces in an already decorated career.
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