Ugandan Kiplimo obliterates world half marathon record in Barcelona

Uganda’s Jacob Kiplimo set a stunning world half marathon record of 56:41* at the eDreams Mitja Marato Barcelona by Brooks, a World Athletics Gold Label road race, on Sunday, Report informs.

With that impressive performance, the 24-year-old two-time world cross-country champion improved on Yomif Kejelcha’s previous world record of 57:30 by 49 seconds – the greatest single improvement on the men’s world half marathon record, according to World Athletics.

Racing in ideal weather conditions of 13ºC with no wind, Kiplimo became the first athlete to break 57 minutes for the distance and also set a world best of 39:47 for 15km en route to his world half marathon record.