BARCELONA, Spain — Ugandan Jacob Kiplimo set a men's half-marathon word record on Sunday and also became the first runner to go under 57 minutes.
Ugandan Kiplimo smashes men's half-marathon world record in under 57 minutes
Ugandan Jacob Kiplimo set a men's half-marathon word record on Sunday and also became the first runner to go under 57 minutes.
By The Associated Press
February 16, 2025 at 2:28PM
The 24-year-old Kiplimo set a time of 56 minutes, 41 seconds at a road race in Barcelona, smashing the previous record of 57:30 by Ethiopian distance runner Yomif Kejelcha last year in the Spanish city of Valencia.
World Athletics said it was the greatest single improvement on the men's half-marathon record, and that Kiplimo benefited from ideal weather conditions of 13 degrees Celsius (55 Fahrenheit) with no wind.
Kiplimo won a bronze medal in 10,000 meters at the Tokyo Olympics in 2021.
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