New women's record for Shanghai Half Marathon

A new women's record has been set for the Shanghai Half Marathon, with 15,000 runners taking part in the 21-kilometer race from the landmark Oriental Pearl TV Tower in Pudong on Sunday morning.

After three years of absence, elite runners from overseas also returned.

The women's competition was fierce, with Ethiopian runners Alemaddis Eyayu Sisay and Enatnesh Alamrew Tirusew crossing the finish line at almost the same time, clocking 1:10:15, breaking Shanghai Half Marathon's previous record of 1:10:46.

China's Xu Shuangshuang placed third, clocking 1:11:30.