Two-time defending women’s champion Hiromi Ominami of Japan and an international field of world-class athletes will take to San Diego’s streets for the 32nd annual America’s Finest City Half Marathon (AFC Half) on Sunday, Aug. 16. More than 9,000 runners are expected to participate in the sold-out half-marathon and accompanying AFC 5K road races, according to event organizers. The professional women’s field also includes the event’s 2008 runner-up Hyvon Ngetich, 24, of Kenya and Ominami’s identical twin sister, Takami, the 2008 fourth-place finisher and 2007 runner-up. The men’s field will feature a strong contingent of Africans and Americans alike. Ethiopian Ezkyas Sisay and Kenyans Jynocel Basweti, Ernest Kebenei, Stephen Muange, Japheth Ngojoy and Elisa Korir Chumo will line up with four-time All-American Matt Downin, two-time All-American Kris Houghton, Jesse Armijo, Sergio Reyes and Mario Macias. Competitors in the half-marathon will vie for $13,700 in prize money and bonuses. The AFC Half point-to-point course starts at the Cabrillo National Monument, runs along the San Diego Bay and through downtown and finishes in historic Balboa Park. The accompanying AFC 5K starts and finishes in Balboa Park. For information, call (760) 692-2900, or visit www.afchalf.com. — From staff and contribution