Ugandan endurance runner Jacob Kiplimo ran 56.41 on Sunday.
The half marathon has set a new world record. Ugandan Jacob Kiplimo He ran in Barcelona on Sunday for 21.1 kilometers at 56 minutes and 41 seconds.
Kiplimo’s time is the best single improvement in a world record with a men’s half marathon.
24-year-old Kiplimo broke the Ethiopian Yomif Kejelchan27, for previous record time 49 seconds.
The runner said the conditions were perfect for breaking the record.
– The competition was perfect. Ideal temperature, no wind at all and a great course. Everything went better than expected, Kiplimo said According to Reuters.
– I wanted to get a good run, but I didn’t think I would break the world record, the recent record holder said According to the BBC.
Kipimo said he would compete next time at the London Marathon on April 27. This is a Ugandan marathon debut.
Kipimo is a three-time World Cup gold medalist. At the Tokyo 2020 Olympics, he took bronze at 10,000 meters.