Uganda’s Jacob Kiplimo smashes half-marathon world record
1 month, 1 week ago

Uganda’s Jacob Kiplimo smashes half-marathon world record

Al Jazeera  

Uganda’s Jacob Kiplimo has become the first person to break the 57-minute barrier for the half-marathon, clocking a stunning new world record time of 56 minutes, 42 seconds in Barcelona. Kiplimo is a two-time world cross-country champion who held the half-marathon record from 2021 to 2024. Racing in ideal weather conditions of 13 degrees Celsius with no wind, Kiplimo also set a world best of 39:47 for 15km en route to the half-marathon record. “I started strong, I wanted to have a great race, but I didn’t expect to break the world record.

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Jacob Kiplimo smashes half marathon world record at Barcelona
1 month, 1 week ago

Jacob Kiplimo smashes half marathon world record at Barcelona

ABC  

Jacob Kiplimo of Uganda has made a mockery of the world half marathon record, smashing the former record by 48 seconds by running 56 minutes 42 seconds in Barcelona. Letesenbet Gidey broke the women's half marathon record by 70 seconds in Valencia in 2011 in a mixed-start race, while Peres Jepchirchir broke the women's only marathon world record by 45 …

‘Astonishing’ Jacob Kiplimo obliterates half marathon world record in Barcelona
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1 month, 1 week ago

‘Astonishing’ Jacob Kiplimo obliterates half marathon world record in Barcelona

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Uganda's Jacob Kiplimo smashes world half-marathon record
1 month, 1 week ago

Uganda's Jacob Kiplimo smashes world half-marathon record

Deccan Chronicle  

Paris: Uganda's Jacob Kiplimo became the first person to break the 57-minute barrier for the half-marathon as he set a stunning new world record of 56 minutes 41 seconds in Barcelona on Sunday. The 24-year-old two-time world cross-country champion, who held the half-marathon record between 2021 and 2024, reclaimed the record by slashing 49sec off the previous record of 57:30, …

Jacob Kiplimo breaks half marathon world record in Barcelona
1 month, 1 week ago

Jacob Kiplimo breaks half marathon world record in Barcelona

The Hindu  

Uganda’s Jacob Kiplimo broke the half marathon world record on Sunday, becoming the first athlete to register a sub-57 minutes timing. The 24-year-old Kiplimo, a two-time world cross country champion, finished the Barcelona Half Marathon in 56 minutes and 42 seconds to break the previous record of 57 minutes and 30 seconds set by Ethiopia’s Yomif Kejelcha in Valencia last …

Half marathon world record shattered: Jacob Kiplimo becomes first man to break 57 minutes
1 month, 1 week ago

Half marathon world record shattered: Jacob Kiplimo becomes first man to break 57 minutes

New York Times  

The half marathon world record now begins with a 56. Jacob Kiplimo of Uganda took a whopping 48 seconds off the previous record Sunday morning at the 2025 Barcelona Half Marathon, clocking 56:42 to become the first man to ever break 57 minutes. “Ideal temperature, no wind at all, fantastic circuit — everything went better than expected.” Kiplimo had already …

Yomif Kejelcha breaks world half-marathon record by one second
4 months, 3 weeks ago

Yomif Kejelcha breaks world half-marathon record by one second

ABC  

Ethiopian runner Yomif Kejelcha made every second count as he broke the men's half-marathon record by just one second Sunday. Kejelcha finished strongly in the Spanish city of Valencia to set a time of 57 minutes, 30 seconds, knocking a single second off the record set in 2021 by Ugandan runner Jacob Kiplimo in Lisbon, Portugal. Kejelcha is a former …

Half-marathon world record broken by one second in Valencia
4 months, 3 weeks ago

Half-marathon world record broken by one second in Valencia

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Jakob Ingebrigtsen to make half marathon debut - two days after 1500m win
6 months, 1 week ago

Jakob Ingebrigtsen to make half marathon debut - two days after 1500m win

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Olympics marathon results: Times in full as Tamirat Tola wins and Eliud Kipchoge fails to finish
7 months, 1 week ago

Olympics marathon results: Times in full as Tamirat Tola wins and Eliud Kipchoge fails to finish

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Benson Kipruto sets new record in Tokyo marathon win as Eliud Kipchoge struggles for pace
1 year ago

Benson Kipruto sets new record in Tokyo marathon win as Eliud Kipchoge struggles for pace

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World Marathon record holder, Kenya's Kelvin Kiptum, dead aged 24
1 year, 1 month ago

World Marathon record holder, Kenya's Kelvin Kiptum, dead aged 24

ABC  

Marathon world record holder Kelvin Kiptum of Kenya has died aged 24. Kiptum set the world record of 2 hours and 35 seconds at the Chicago Marathon in October 2023. Kelvin Kiptum set the world marathon record at Chicago in 2023. Kiptum broke Kipchoge's record by 34 seconds in Chicago, becoming the the first athlete to break 2:01 in a …

Marathon world record holder Kiptum sidesteps talk of two-hour mark
1 year, 5 months ago

Marathon world record holder Kiptum sidesteps talk of two-hour mark

The Hindu  

Kenya’s freshly-minted marathon world record holder Kelvin Kiptum says he has “no plan” to try and run under the mythic two-hour mark. “I’ve got no plan to run under two hours but only to improve my own record,” said Kiptum who had won on his debut over the 26.2 mile distance last December in Valencia, doubling up in London in …

Kenyan Kiptum breaks Kipchoge’s world record to win Chicago Marathon men’s title
1 year, 5 months ago

Kenyan Kiptum breaks Kipchoge’s world record to win Chicago Marathon men’s title

The Hindu  

Kenya’s Kelvin Kiptum set a world record to win Sunday’s Chicago Marathon men’s title in an unofficial time of two hours and 35 seconds. The 23-year-old shattered the old world record of 2:01:09 set by Kenya’s Eliud Kipchoge to win the 2022 Berlin Marathon. “I thought I’d go and try Chicago.” Sifan Hassan Dutch star Sifan Hassan won the Chicago …

World Athletics Championships 2023: Uganda’s Kiplangat takes men’s marathon gold
1 year, 6 months ago

World Athletics Championships 2023: Uganda’s Kiplangat takes men’s marathon gold

The Hindu  

Uganda’s Victor Kiplangat won the men’s marathon at the World Athletics Championships on Sunday with a time of two hours, eight minutes, 53 seconds, while Maru Teferi of Israel finished with silver despite taking a tumble. The 2022 Commonwealth Games gold medallist Kiplangat broke away on his own with about 4 km to go, crossing the finish line with an …

Kiptum wins London Marathon in 2nd fastest time
1 year, 11 months ago

Kiptum wins London Marathon in 2nd fastest time

Associated Press  

LONDON — Kelvin Kiptum collapsed to the ground after winning the London Marathon on Sunday and recording the second fastest time in history over the distance. The 23-year-old Kenyan runner set the course record with a time of 2 hours, 1 minute, 25 seconds, missing out on Eliud Kipchoge’s world record by 16 seconds. I loved it, I am very …

Kenya’s Kipchoge shatters marathon world record in Berlin
2 years, 5 months ago

Kenya’s Kipchoge shatters marathon world record in Berlin

The Hindu  

Kenya’s Eliud Kipchoge shattered his own marathon world record on Sunday, winning the Berlin race with a time of 2:01.09, around 30 seconds faster than his previous world best set in the German capital four years ago. He gradually shook off last year’s winner Guye Adola but fellow Ethiopian Andamlak Belihu refused to buckle, even as they raced through the …

Kenya's Eliud Kipchoge sets new world record at Berlin Marathon 2022
2 years, 5 months ago

Kenya's Eliud Kipchoge sets new world record at Berlin Marathon 2022

China Daily  

Kenya's Eliud Kipchoge celebrates as he wins the Berlin Marathon and breaks the World Record in Berlin, Germany, Sept 25, 2022. BERLIN - Eliud Kipchoge from Kenya set a new world record of two hours, one minute and nine seconds to claim the 48th Berlin Marathon title here on Sunday. Only Ethiopia's Andamlak Belihu and fellow countryman Guye Adola were …

World record holder Jacob Kiplimo on the start line of Delhi Half Marathon 2022
2 years, 6 months ago

World record holder Jacob Kiplimo on the start line of Delhi Half Marathon 2022

Hindustan Times  

Uganda’s world half marathon record holder Jacob Kiplimo will be on the start line of the Vedanta Delhi Half Marathon 2022, one of the world’s most prestigious road races and a World Athletics Elite Label Event, on Sunday 16 October. Jacob Kiplimo Kiplimo, only 21, is the reigning world half marathon champion after winning the World Athletics Half Marathon Championships …

World record holder Jacob Kiplimo to run Delhi Half Marathon
2 years, 6 months ago

World record holder Jacob Kiplimo to run Delhi Half Marathon

The Hindu  

Uganda’s world half-marathon record holder Jacob Kiplimo will feature in the Delhi Half Marathon on October 16, the organisers announced on Thursday. ‘In good shape’ Ethiopia’s Amdework Walelegn improved on the Delhi course record to clock 58:53 in 2020, but Kiplimo believes he can run the fastest half-marathon ever seen on Indian soil during his first visit to the country …

World Record Holder Jacob Kiplimo to Take Part in Delhi Half Marathon 2022
2 years, 6 months ago

World Record Holder Jacob Kiplimo to Take Part in Delhi Half Marathon 2022

News 18  

Uganda’s world half marathon record holder Jacob Kiplimo will be the star attraction at the Vedanta Delhi Half Marathon 2022, a World Athletics Elite Label Event, to be held on October 16. The 21-year-old Kiplimo is the reigning world half marathon champion after claiming the World Athletics Half Marathon Championships title in 2020, and last year ran the phenomenal world …

Kiplimo becomes first Ugandan man to win Great North Run
2 years, 6 months ago

Kiplimo becomes first Ugandan man to win Great North Run

The Hindu  

World record holder Jacob Kiplimo became the first Ugandan man to win the Great North Run after tributes were paid to Queen Elizabeth II before Sunday’ race. Kiplimo, the reigning world half-marathon champion, crossed the line in 59.33, 66 seconds ahead of Olympic 10,000m champion Selemon Barega, with Ethiopia’s Kenenisa Bekele third in 1.01.01. Obiri made the decisive kick in …

Tokyo Marathon 2022: World record-holders Eliud Kipchoge and Brigid Kosgei secure glory
3 years ago

Tokyo Marathon 2022: World record-holders Eliud Kipchoge and Brigid Kosgei secure glory

The Independent  

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Uganda's Olympic champion Cheptegei to start 2022 season in France
3 years, 1 month ago

Uganda's Olympic champion Cheptegei to start 2022 season in France

China Daily  

Joshua Cheptegei of Uganda beats Paul Chelimo of the United States to the finish line to win the 2 Mile race during the Wanda Diamond League Prefontaine Classic at Hayward Field in Eugene, Oregon on Aug 21, 2021. KAMPALA - Joshua Cheptegei, who won a 5,000m gold and a 10,000m silver for Uganda at Tokyo 2020, will start his 2022 …

Letesenbet Gidey of Ethiopia breaks women's half marathon world record
3 years, 4 months ago

Letesenbet Gidey of Ethiopia breaks women's half marathon world record

Daily Mail  

Ethiopia's Letesenbet Gidey smashed the women's half marathon world record on Sunday, finishing in one hour, two minutes and 52 seconds at the Valencia Half Marathon Trinidad Alfonso EDP. The 23-year-old Gidey, who is also the world 5,000 metres and 10,000 metres record-holder, shaved more than a minute off the previous half marathon mark of 1:04:02 set by Kenya's Ruth …

Ethiopia's Letesenbet Gidey breaks half marathon world record
3 years, 4 months ago

Ethiopia's Letesenbet Gidey breaks half marathon world record

The Hindu  

Ethiopia's Letesenbet Gidey smashed the women's half marathon world record on Sunday, finishing in one hour, two minutes and 52 seconds at the Valencia Half Marathon Trinidad Alfonso EDP. The 23-year-old Gidey, who is also the world 5,000 metres and 10,000 metres record-holder, shaved more than a minute off the previous half marathon mark of 1:04:02 set by Kenya's Ruth …

Kenya's Ruth Chepngetich smashes half marathon world record; Brigid Kosgei falters
3 years, 11 months ago

Kenya's Ruth Chepngetich smashes half marathon world record; Brigid Kosgei falters

Firstpost  

A strong early pace was set chiefly by Brigid Kosgei, the Kenyan marathon record holder, who eventually came in fifth, almost two minutes adrift. Paris: Kenya’s Ruth Chepngetich smashed the women’s half marathon world record on Sunday in a time of one hour four minutes and two seconds in Istanbul. The marathon world champion from Doha 2019 sliced almost half …

Kenya's Kibiwott Kandie Licks Half-marathon World Record in Valencia
4 years, 3 months ago

Kenya's Kibiwott Kandie Licks Half-marathon World Record in Valencia

News 18  

Kenya’s Kibiwott Kandie smashed the men’s half-marathon world record in Valencia on Sunday in a time of 57 minutes 32 seconds. His blistering performance was almost half a minute quicker than the previous record of 58min 01sec set by his compatriot Geoffrey Kamworor in September 2019. In perfect running conditions, the 24-year-old Kandie was chased across the line just five …

Kenya’s Kandie smashes half-marathon world record - Sports News - Sportstar
4 years, 3 months ago

Kenya’s Kandie smashes half-marathon world record - Sports News - Sportstar

The Hindu  

Kenya's Kibiwott Kandie smashed the half marathon world record by 29 seconds on Sunday, becoming the first person to break 58 minutes at the Valencia Half Marathon. Kandie, who finished second at the world half marathon championships in Gdynia in October, finished the Spanish annual race in 57 minutes and 32 seconds, breaking the previous record of 58:01 set by …

World record breakers Letesenbet Gidey, Joshua Cheptegei in running for Athlete of the Year
4 years, 4 months ago

World record breakers Letesenbet Gidey, Joshua Cheptegei in running for Athlete of the Year

Firstpost  

Gidey, 22, sliced more than four seconds off the previous 5,000m record with a time of 14 min 06.62sec in a race in Valencia Paris: Ethiopia’s Letesenbet Gidey, who smashed the women’s 5,000m world record in October, was among the nominees for the female World Athlete of the Year announced on Tuesday. Joshua Cheptegei of Uganda, who broke the men’s …

Ndiema and Kiplagat target marathon comeback in October
4 years, 9 months ago

Ndiema and Kiplagat target marathon comeback in October

China Daily  

NAIROBI -- Former World Half marathon record holder Florence Kiplagat and Amsterdam marathon bronze medalist Erick Ndiema have both come back from long injury hiatus. "For now I train with my pacesetters Ezekiel Kipchirchir and Timothy Kuto while observing social distance protocols," Kiplagat added. The former World Half marathon record holder set a 65:09 in Barcelona, 2015, but soon was …

Eliud Kipchoge news: The incredible numbers behind Kenyan’s sub two-hour marathon in Ineos 1:59 challenge
5 years, 5 months ago

Eliud Kipchoge news: The incredible numbers behind Kenyan’s sub two-hour marathon in Ineos 1:59 challenge

The Independent  

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Eliud Kipchoge breaks two-hour marathon barrier in historic Ineos 1:59 challenge
5 years, 5 months ago

Eliud Kipchoge breaks two-hour marathon barrier in historic Ineos 1:59 challenge

The Independent  

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Eliud Kipchoge becomes first athlete to run sub two-hour marathon
5 years, 5 months ago

Eliud Kipchoge becomes first athlete to run sub two-hour marathon

The Hindu  

Kenya's Eliud Kipchoge on Saturday made history, busting the mythical two-hour barrier for the marathon on a specially prepared course in a huge Vienna park. As it happened| Kipchoge creates history by running sub two-hour marathon But accompanied by a posse of 41 pacemakers and a car in front of them setting the pace, Kipchoge bested that mark, making good …

Kenya's marathon man Eliud Kipchoge looks to break personal best, complete Vienna race under two-hour mark
5 years, 5 months ago

Kenya's marathon man Eliud Kipchoge looks to break personal best, complete Vienna race under two-hour mark

Firstpost  

The course has been prepared so that it should take Kipchoge just about 4.5 seconds more than on a computer-simulated completely flat and straight path Vienna: Accompanied by seven pacemakers, Kenya’s Eliud Kipchoge started running on Saturday in his quest to bust the mythical two-hour barrier for the marathon — albeit on a specially prepared course in a huge Vienna …

Kenya's Geoffrey Kamworor smashes men's half marathon world record to blaze to victory at Copenhagen
5 years, 6 months ago

Kenya's Geoffrey Kamworor smashes men's half marathon world record to blaze to victory at Copenhagen

Firstpost  

Geoffrey Kamworor sliced 17 seconds off the world record at the Copenhagen Half Marathon on Sunday as he won in 58min 01sec. Paris: Kenya’s Geoffrey Kamworor sliced 17 seconds off the world record at the Copenhagen Half Marathon on Sunday as he won in 58min 01sec. Kamworor broke away from the pack and raced alone for the final 11 kilometres, …

Kenya’s Brigid Kosgei runs fastest-ever women’s half-marathon
5 years, 6 months ago

Kenya’s Brigid Kosgei runs fastest-ever women’s half-marathon

The Hindu  

Kenya’s Brigid Kosgei ran the fastest half-marathon ever by a woman on Sunday, winning the Great North Run in a time of one hour, four minutes and 28 seconds. Kosgei, who won this year’s London Marathon, led a Kenyan sweep of the top four places, with Magdalyne Masai second and Linet Masai third. Mo Farah won the men’s elite race …

Kipchoge sets new world record at Berlin Marathon
6 years, 6 months ago

Kipchoge sets new world record at Berlin Marathon

China Daily  

Kenya's Eliud Kipchoge celebrates winning the Berlin Marathon and breaking the World Record in Berlin, Germany, Sept 16, 2018. BERLIN - Kenya's Eliud Kipchoge created a new world mark of 2 hours one minute 39 seconds at the 45th edition of the Berlin Marathon on Sunday. Kipchoge pulverized the world record of his fellow compatriot Dennis Kimetto from 2014 by …

IAAF World Athletics Championships 2017: Kenya's Geoffrey Kipkorir Kirui clinches gold in men's marathon
7 years, 7 months ago

IAAF World Athletics Championships 2017: Kenya's Geoffrey Kipkorir Kirui clinches gold in men's marathon

Firstpost  

London: Kenya’s Geoffrey Kipkorir Kirui won the men’s world marathon on Sunday, making up for his country’s podium no-show in the last two championships. Kirui, this season’s Boston marathon winner, clocked 2:08:27 for gold, 1 minute 22 seconds ahead of Ethiopian rival Tamirat Tola. Now my goal will be to repeat it.” Tola, the Olympic bronze medallist at 10,000 metres …

Friends turn foes for Airtel Delhi Half Marathon crown
8 years, 4 months ago

Friends turn foes for Airtel Delhi Half Marathon crown

Deccan Chronicle  

New Delhi: The rivalry between east African nations Kenya and Ethiopia will be rekindled once again on the roads here when the capital hosts the ninth edition of the Airtel Delhi Half Marathon on Sunday. Rio Olympics marathon champion Eliud Kipchoge and reigning half marathon world champion Peres Jepchirchir will front a strong Kenyan challenge in the elite groups. Home …

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