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Kenya’s Kamworor smashes men’s world half marathon record
PARIS, Sept 15, 2019 (BSS/AFP) – Kenya’s Geoffrey Kamworor sliced 17
seconds off the world record at the Copenhagen Half Marathon on Sunday as he
won in 58min 01sec.
Kamworor improved on the 58:18 set in Valencia last year by his compatriot
Abraham Kiptum.
The 26-year-old Kenyan clearly likes the Danish capital as it was the scene
of the first of his three world half-marathon titles.
Kamworor broke away from the pack and raced alone for the final 11
kilometres, defying the heavy rain that fell briefly with 37 minutes on the
clock.
He covered the next five kilometres segment in a swift 13:31, reaching 15
kilometres in 41:03, 11 seconds inside sub-58-minute pace.
Although he slowed slightly in the final quarter, he was still well inside
world record pace but the clock agonisingly ticked over 58 minutes as he
crossed the line.
Birhane Dibaba Adugna of Ethiopia won the women’s race in 1:05:57, taking
almost two minutes off her lifetime best.
BSS/AFP/RY/1823 hrs