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European Half-Marathon Record for Andreas Almgren in Valencia

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Swedish athlete becomes first European to break 59 minutes for the distance as victories go to Yomif Kejelcha and Agnes Ngetich. It was not to be for Yomif ...

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Once again, the Half Marathon of Valencia has shown that it is one of the fastest races in the world even when the weather is not accompanied. This Sunday, Agnes Jebet Ngetich has achieved the best brand of the year and third best brand in history signing a spectacular 1:03:08. In men, the winner has been Yomif Kejelcha with 58:02. And, although Andreas Almgren has broken the European record, the world has resisted athletes.

·Madrid, Spain
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The Ethiopian Yomif Kejelcha won this Sunday the Half Marathon Valencia Trinidad Alfonso Zurich in male category with a time of 58:02, while the Kenyan Agnes Nietich made it in the female category with 1:03:08 and in which the Swedish Andreas Almgren set this Sunday a new European record.The athlete from Stockholm, fourth in the test, stopped the chronometer in a time of 58:41, which means beating in 32 seconds which so far was the best continen…

·Spain
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Yomif Kejelcha reissues his victory last year with 58:02 but does not achieve the world record

·Spain
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Andreas Almgren's success continues. On Sunday, the 30-year-old set a new European record in the half marathon.

·Stockholm, Sweden
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Martin Fiz, champion of the marathon world in Gothenburg, Sweden, in 1995, became one of the 'Olimpo gods' of world athletics this Sunday in Valencia after completing, with victory in his category, the SuperHalfs, the international circuit composed of six prestigious half-marathon races that bring together 162,500 runners this year.

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Andreas Almgren took the European semi-marathon record this Sunday in Valencia (Spain). Fourth in the race, the Swede ran in 58'41'', improving the previous record by more than 30 seconds. At the women's level, Alessia Zarbo, 8th in 1h8'20'', took the French record.

·Boulogne-Billancourt, France
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Aftonbladet broke the news in Stockholm, Sweden on Sunday, October 26, 2025.
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