Not only that the marathon world record was broken in 2026, in London, but it was under 2 hours: 1:59:30, by former London Marathon 2025 winner, Sabastian Sawe. The 30 years old athlete from… Kenya made history, and not only run 30 seconds under the 2 hours mark, but it beat Kipchoge’s 1:59:40 from Vienna,…
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Jacob Kiplimo, of Uganda, new half-marathon world record: 56:42!
Jacob Kiplimo doesn’t come from nowhere, as he became the youngest athlete to represent Uganda at a Summer Olympics edition: Rio de Janeiro, 2016! 15 years old! Fast forward, nine years later, the guy from the country with the grey crowned crane on the flag, finished the Barcelona Half Marathon, on 16th of February 2025,…