To many, it was the unthinkable. To Jacob Kiplimo, it was “the perfect race”. In February, the 24-year-old Ugandan didn’t just reclaim the half-marathon world record, he obliterated it: his time of 56 ...
Kiplimo, 24, finished in 56:42 at the 2025 Barcelona Half Marathon — shattering the previous half marathon record of 57:30 set by Ethiopia’s Yomif Kejelcha last year in Valencia. At the time, Kejelcha ...
The reigning world cross-country champion has withdrawn from the Barcelona Half Marathon, opting instead for Lisbon in a move described as strategic ...
BARCELONA, Spain (AP) — Ugandan Jacob Kiplimo set a men's half-marathon world record on Sunday and also became the first runner to go under 57 minutes. The 24-year-old Kiplimo set a time of 56 minutes ...
Ugandan long-distance stars Joshua Cheptegei and Jacob Kiplimo have confirmed their participation in the 2026 London Marathon, slated for April 26 in the United Kingdom. The two athletes confirmed ...
Ugandan long-distance runner Jacob Kiplimo has been stripped of his world record in the half-marathon. Kiplimo, 25, won a bronze medal at the Paris 2024 Olympics in the men's 10,000 metres.
The 2025 London Marathon takes place this weekend as over 56,000 runners take to the streets of the capital to tackle the 26.2-mile course. Thousands of novice runners will be participating alongside ...
A dramatic women's race and an upset win in the men's capped off Saturday's World Half Marathon Championships in Gdynia, Poland. (c) 2020 Race Results Weekly, all ...
Uganda’s star distance runner Jacob Kiplimo will compete in the Lisbon Half Marathon on March 8, as part of his preparations for the London Marathon. The reigning world cross-country champion has ...
Jacob Kiplimo of Uganda ran with a vengeance in Barcelona on Sunday — masterfully reclaiming the half marathon world record after the title was taken from him last year. "What a day!" he wrote on ...