half marathon

UGANDA’S JACOB KIPLIMO broke the world record* at the EDP Lisbon Half Marathon on Sunday (21), clocking 57:31 at the World Athletics Label road race.

The world half marathon champion won by more than two minutes and took one second off the previous world record set by Kenya’s Kibiwott Kandie in Valencia last year. Ethiopia’s Tsehay Gemechu, meanwhile, broke the course record in the women's race, clocking 1:06:06.