Prague, Sep 5 (AP) Peres Jepchirchir of Kenya set a world record in the women's-only race in the half marathon, clocking 1 hour, 5 minutes and 34 seconds.

The 26-year-old Jepchirchir broke away from a small field of runners after about 20 minutes and was cruising at the 16.5-lap course in the Czech capital's Letna Park on Saturday morning.

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The previous record of 1:06:11 was set by Netsanet Gudeta of Ethiopia in 2018 at the world half marathon championships in Valencia, Spain.

“I was thinking to run maybe 1:04:50, but I'm so happy,” Jepchirchir said. (AP)

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