Ethiopia's Yehualaw smashes half marathon world record
Athletics
By
Reuters
| Aug 31, 2021
Ethiopia's Yalemzerf Yehualaw smashed the half marathon world record on Sunday, finishing in one hour, three minutes, 43 seconds at the Antrim Coast Half Marathon in Larne, Northern Ireland, to shave 19 seconds of the previous mark.
The previous record was set by Kenya's Ruth Chepngetich in Istanbul on April 4.
???????????????????? ????????????????????????!
Yalemzerf Yehualaw runs 63:43 min to break the Women’s half marathon World Record at the @CoastHalf ????
???? Keith McClure pic.twitter.com/MvcFa6ehIv — NN Running Team (@NNRunningTeam) August 29, 2021
Yehualaw, who is the first woman to break 64 minutes for the half marathon, finished just over six minutes ahead of Kenya's Jane Nyaboke, with Britain's Rose Harvey completing the podium.
"This was a dream come true for me," the 22-year-old Yehualaw said. "I have tried twice before to break the world record but it didn't happen, but I'm so happy it happened today in Larne."
READ MORE
Forget miraa: Discovery of minerals stirs up Meru locals
Kenyan retailers ready to pounce as Ethiopia to open up market
Hiring civil servants on contract will fuel corruption, experts say
KQ suspends flights to Kinshasa over detention of staff
Sugarcane farmers blame woes on Agriculture and Food Authority
Absa Life Assurance earnings jump 84pc to Sh667 million
Ruto pushes rich nations to boost funding for poor States
Counties sitting on Sh1b emergency fund amid raging floods
Poultry players protest US import deal plan
Uptake of AI-powered home solutions low despite many benefits
Ethiopia's national record holder Jemal Yimer won the men's race, finishing one second ahead of his compatriot Tesfahun Akalnew, with Kenya's Shadrack Kimining coming third.
- Forget miraa: Discovery of minerals stirs up Meru locals
- Hiring civil servants on contract will fuel corruption, experts say
- Kenyan retailers ready to pounce as Ethiopia to open up market
- KQ suspends flights to Kinshasa over detention of staff
- Is government on 'fuliza' mode?