Ethiopian Yomif Kejelcha breaks the world half-marathon record with 57:30 in Valencia.
WORLD RECORD?
Ethiopian Yomif Kejelcha breaks the world half-marathon record with 57:30 in Valencia.
Kejelcha lowers the previous mark of 57:31 – recorded three years ago in Lisbon by Jacob Kiplimo of Uganda – by just one second.
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Agnes Ngetich seemed poised to break the world record in the women’s race, finishing 10km in 29:18. However, her pace slowed, and she completed the distance in 1:03:04— the second-fastest time ever in her debut at this distance.
Ethiopian Fotyen Tesfay improved her personal best by five minutes, finishing second in 1:03:21, while Kenya’s Lillian Rengeruk secured third place with a time of 1:03:32.
