Uganda is yet again ranking high on the athletics radar after long distance runner Jacob Kiplimo set a new world record for the half marathon in Portugal’s capital Lisbon arriving at the finish line one second shy of the previous world record (set by Kibiwott Kandie’s record of 57:32).
The world champion clocked 57 minutes 31 seconds as he won the Lisbon Half Marathon road race on Sunday.
Kiplimo, who earlier won bronze in the 10,000m at the Tokyo Olympics earlier this year, broke the previous record set by Kenya’s Kibiwott Kandie in Valencia in 2020.
Kiplimo completed the first five kilometres in 13:40 and remained on course for the world record with 27:05 at 10km. A time of 40:27 after 15km – also a record for that distance – a pace which would have equated to a sub-57 minutes finish over the half marathon.
He slowed slightly towards the end of the race but crossed the finishing line in 57:31 to break the record.
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