Toshikazu Yamanishi clocked a world record of 1:20:34* at the Japanese Half Marathon Race Walking Championships

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Feb 15 (Reuters) - Japan’s Toshikazu Yamanishi set a men’s half marathon race walk world record on Sunday, clocking 1:20:34 at the Japanese Half Marathon Race Walking Championships in Kobe. His time bettered the inaugural world record of 1:21:30,