Ishmael Arthur Sets New Millennium Marathon Course Record in 1:02:05s

Ghana Armed Forces’ Athlete Ishmael Arthur has set a new Millennium Marathon course record in 1:02:05 seconds on Saturday, 3rd September 2022 in Accra, Ghana.

The 2018 winner and 2019 third-place finisher also run a new personal best (PB) and his time is also among the fastest half marathon time ever to run in Ghana and also by a Ghanaian athlete.

The fastest half marathon(21km) time that was run in Ghana by a Ghanaian citizen was at the 2020 Sekondi-Takoradi Half Marathon. William Amponsah made a time of 1:02:51 seconds to win the first edition of the Sekondi-Takoradi Marathon in the Western Region.

His time also breaks the Ghana National Half Marathon record but we can’t confirm whether the route was certified and accurate.

The University of Education’s, Winneba (UEW) student-athlete Koogo Atia placed second in a new personal best time of 1:02:54 seconds and newly recruited University of Ghana’s (UG) student-athlete and a member of Grace Mille Athletics Club Basit Afful also placed third in a new personal best time of 1:03:03 seconds

This is the first time in Ghana that all the top 3 athletes have finished a half marathon in under 64 minutes.

Top 3

Ishmael Arthur – 1:02:05 seconds

Koogo Atia – 1:02:54 seconds

Basit Afful – 1:03:03 seconds

ByAthleticshour