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Half-marathon world record broken by one second in Valencia

Ethiopian runner Yomif Kejelcha made every second count as he broke the men's half-marathon record by just one second Sunday.

Kejelcha finished strongly in the Spanish city of Valencia to set a time of 57 minutes, 30 seconds, knocking a single second off the record set in 2021 by Ugandan runner Jacob Kiplimo in Lisbon, Portugal. He broke away from Kenyans Daniel Mateiko and Isaia Kipkoech to win the race in record time.

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