Uganda’s Jacob Kiplimo regained the half-marathon world document on Sunday, storming to victory in a surprising time of 57 minutes and 20 seconds in Lisbon.
The 25-year-old shaved 10 seconds off the earlier world document, set by Ethiopia’s Yomif Kejelcha in Valencia in 2024. Kiplimo final held the document in 2021, when he clocked 57:31 on the identical Lisbon course.
Kiplimo had come near an all-time greatest in Barcelona final 12 months with a 56:42 run. Nonetheless, that efficiency was not ratified by World Athletics because of unlawful pacing help. Kenya’s Nicholas Kipkorir completed a distant second in 58:08, with compatriot Gilbert Kiprotich securing third place in 58:59.
“I’m so completely happy to interrupt the world document,” Kiplimo, an Olympic bronze medalist within the 10,000m, stated. “After the primary 10km, I believed the world document was doable. I attempted to maintain pushing the tempo within the last two kilometres.”
The world document continues a powerful 12 months for Kiplimo. He got here second within the 2025 London Marathon and received final 12 months’s Chicago Marathon.
Ethopia’s Tsigie Gebreselama received the ladies’s race in a time of 1:04:48.
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