Everything you need to know as Cardiff Half Marathon returns
The Cardiff Half Marathon returned to Wales with 30,000 participants and saw new course records set by Joyciline Jepkosgei and Gideon Kiprotich. The event is part of the international SuperHalfs series and drew elite athletes from around the world.
Why it matters
Major sporting events like the Cardiff Half Marathon provide significant economic and cultural boosts to host cities while fostering international athletic competition.
Share Save Add as preferred on Google Angharad Thomas BBC Wales Getty Images The Cardiff Half Marathon returned to the Welsh capital on Sunday About 30,000 runners were expected to have taken part in the Cardiff Half Marathon on Sunday which saw a new record broken.
Kenya's Joyciline Jepkosgei - the first athlete in history to run under 65 minutes for a half marathon - set a new women's course record with a time of 1:05:40.
Kenyan Gideon Kiprotich won the men's race in 59:43, while the men's wheelchair race was won by Poland's Sam Kolek and Mel Nicholls won the women's event.
Widespread road closures were in place to accommodate the 13.1 mile (21km) route, after the race started on Castle Street at 10:00 BST.
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