Kejelcha breaks men's half marathon world record by 29 seconds
Ethiopia's Yomif Kejelcha breaks the men's half marathon world record in a time of 56 minutes 51 seconds in a World Athletics road race in Buenos Aires.
Yomif Kejelcha of Ethiopia has broken the men's half marathon world record with a time of 56 minutes and 51 seconds. He achieved this feat at a World Athletics road race held in Buenos Aires.
According to Channel News Asia, Kejelcha's record broke the previous mark by 29 seconds, which was set by Jacob Kiplimo of Uganda in 57:20. Kiplimo had previously improved on his own record of 57:30 from Valencia in October 2024.
In the women's race, Fotyen Tesfay of Ethiopia won with a time of 1:03:57.
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