Yomif Kejelcha sets 56:51 world half-marathon record in Buenos Aires
Ethiopia’s Yomif Kejelcha ran 56 minutes 51 seconds in Buenos Aires on August 23, lowering the ratified men’s half-marathon world record by 29 seconds.
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