Kejelcha breaks men's half marathon world record by 29 seconds
Ethiopia's Yomif Kejelcha breaks the men's half marathon world record in a time of 56 minutes 51 seconds in a World Athletics road race in Buenos Aires.
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Jacob Kiplimo is a Ugandan long-distance runner and a two-time world cross-country champion.
Kenyan marathon runner who won the London Marathon earlier this year.
Yomif Kejelcha is an Ethiopian long-distance runner known for his achievements in the half-marathon.
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Ethiopia's Yomif Kejelcha breaks the men's half marathon world record in a time of 56 minutes 51 seconds in a World Athletics road race in Buenos Aires.
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