Paris (AFP)
Kenyan athlete Geoffrey Kamworor on Sunday beat the world record in the half marathon by winning on the course of Copenhagen in 58 min 01 sec.
The three-time world champion in the semi-marathon dethroned his compatriot Abraham Kiptum, who had run the half-marathon in Valencia (Spain) in 58 min 18 sec in October 2018.
The 26-year-old Kenyan traveled the first five kilometers with the leading group in 13:51, just below the pace of the world record, but he increased the pace to pass the 10th kilometer in 27:32, six seconds below its goal.
Kamworor completed the last eleven kilometers solo but that did not seem to disturb him, nor even the heavy rain that hit his course.
His first pursuer, Kenyan Bernard Kipkorir Ngeno, was second in 59: 16, with Ethiopian Berhanu Tsegu third (59:22).
In addition to his three world crowns in the half marathon (2014, 2016, 2018), Kamworor won the World Cross Country Championship in 2015 and 2017. He also won the silver medal in the 10,000m World Championships. of athletics in 2015 in Beijing.
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