Aug 23 : Ethiopia's Yomif Kejelcha reclaimed the half marathon world record with a blistering run of 56 minutes and 51 seconds to win a World Athletics Label road race in Buenos Aires on Sunday. The Ethiopian shaved 29 seconds off the previous mark of 57:20 set by Uganda's Jacob Kiplimo in Lisbon in March, t
The Ethiopian hit very hard this Sunday in Argentina, closing the 21.1 km in 56-51. He regained the world record at Ugandan Jacob Kiplimo and became the first man to officially pass under 57 minutes.
Ethiopian Yomif Kejelcha imposed a historic mark by registering 56 minutes and 50 seconds in the competition; the Porteña test consolidated his position as the most convening in South America with 30,500 registered
Yomif Kejelcha and Jacob Kiplimo have been fighting for years around the world record in the half marathon. In Buenos Aires, the Ethiopian writes another chapter.