Sports News | Kenya's Kandie Sets Men's World Half Marathon Record
Get latest articles and stories on Sports at LatestLY. Kenya's Kibiwott Kandie broke the men's world half marathon record in Valencia, Spain, on Sunday.
Valencia, Dec 6 (AP) Kenya's Kibiwott Kandie broke the men's world half marathon record in Valencia, Spain, on Sunday.
The 24-year-old Kandie won the 21-kilometer (13-mile) race in 57 minutes, 32 seconds, bettering the previous mark established by Geoffrey Kamworor in 2019 by 29 seconds.
The extremely fast race saw the next three men come across inside Kamworor's previous record time. World champion Jacob Kiplimo of Uganda was second, followed by Kenyans Rhonex Kipruto and Alexander Mutiso.
Genzebe Dibaba won the women's race in 1:05:18. That was the fastest ever debut over the distance, according to World Athletics. AP
Also Read | Rohit Sharma Congratulates Virat Kohli & Co After India Beat Australia in T20I Series (View Tweet).
(The above story is verified and authored by Press Trust of India (PTI) staff. PTI, India’s premier news agency, employs more than 400 journalists and 500 stringers to cover almost every district and small town in India.. The views appearing in the above post do not reflect the opinions of LatestLY)