Kenyan Kibiwott Kandie chopped 29 seconds off the world record in the half marathon, clocking 57:32 in Valencia, Spain, on Sunday.
Kandie, 24, was one of four men to go under the previous record of 58:01 set by Kenyan Geoffrey Kamworor in 2019. He was followed by recent half marathon world champion Jacob Kiplimo of Uganda (57:37), world 10,000m bronze medalist Rhonex Kipruto of Kenya (57:49) and Kenyan Alexander Mutiso (57:59).
Ethiopian Genzebe Dibaba, the world-record holder on the track at 1500m, won the women’s race in 1:05:18, the fastest-ever debut for a woman at 13.