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Kejelcha breaks men's half marathonworld record by 29 seconds

Ethiopia's Yomif Kejelcha breaks the men's half marathon world record in a time of 56 minutes 51 seconds in a World Athletics road race in Buenos Aires.

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BBC News23 Aug 2026, 01:35 pmUpdated 1d ago1 min readAfricaAfrica

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Kejelcha breaks men's half marathon world record by 29 seconds

Ethiopia's Yomif Kejelcha breaks the men's half marathon world record in a time of 56 minutes 51 seconds in a World Athletics road race in Buenos Aires.

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Source: BBC News. Published 23 Aug 2026, 01:35 pm.

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