World 10km women record holder Agnes Jebet Ngetich and former World Championships silver medalist Daniel Ebenyo will headline Team Kenya’s squad at the World Road Running Championships set for Saturday, 19 to Sunday, 20 September in Coppenhagen, Denmark.Download Our MozzartSport App For More NewsNgetich, 25, will be one of four Kenyan ladies that will contest the women’s half marathon race, where she will look to add another gold to her World Cross Country win earlier this year.##NAJAVA_MECA_9907200##The former World Cross Country Championships bronze medalist will be joined in the 21km distance by former All-African Games winner Lilian Kasait, Daisilah Jerono, and Veronica Loleo.Kenya’s 16-member team, which was unveiled on Friday, 21 August, is expected to compete in the half marathon (21km), 5km, and Road Mile.Lilian Odira set to race at prestigious Athlos meets in London and New YorkLeading the charge in the men’s half marathon will be Ebenyo, who will look to build on from his second place finish at the last edition of the Road Running Championships in Riga in 2023.The 30-year-old, who recently won the Chicago half marathon in a time of 1:00.39, will be joined in his championship quest by Gideon Rono, Nicholas Kipkorir Kimeli, and Michael Kiplangat.Team Kenya squad ©Athletics Kenya“I want to thank Athletics Kenya for giving me another opportunity to run for Kenya,” Ebenyo, who finished sixth in the 10,000m final at the 2026 Commonwealth Games in Glasgow, Scotland said. “Last time, I won silver and team title in the half marathon. As an elder, we shall work hard to try and bring the glory back.”In 2023, Ebenyo surprised many when he motioned his teammate and current world marathon record holder Sabastian Sawe to get past him as the duo approached the last hundred metres to the finish line.Defending champions Obiri and Kipruto to headline historic 2026 New York City MarathonAccepting the invitation, Sawe ended up taking gold in 59:10, ahead of compatriots Ebenyo and Samwel Nyamai Mailu in a 1-2-3 Kenyan podium sweep.Seemingly referring to that moment in the Latvian capital, Ebenyo said: “I learnt a lot last time. I don’t win alone, but we win as a team. This time, we can’t promise so much, but we shall work hard.”##NAJAVA_MECA_9907070##Meanwhile in the 5km race, Kenya’s men’s charge will include Charles Kiboino, and newly-crowned Commonwealth Games 5,000m champion Mathew Kipsang.The women’s 5km race will feature reigning Prague Half Marathon champion Caroline Gitonga, and 2022 African Championships 10,000m gold medalist Caroline Nyaga.Reason for Kenyan athletics legend’s gruelling 840km run revealedIn the Road Mile, 2023 African 1,500m champion Brian Komen and former national 1,500m champion Daniel Munguti will fly the national flag.Reigning national 1,500m champion Naomi Korir and 2018 World Under-20 1,500m silver medalist Mirriam Cherop will, on the other hand, represent the country in the women’s Road Mile.