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Kenya's Kibiwott Kandie smashes half marathon world record in Valencia

By Reuters | 5yrs ago

Kenya’s Kibiwott Kandie smashed the half marathon world record by 29 seconds at the Valencia Half Marathon. [World Athletics via Medio Maraton Valencia: Twitter]

Kenya’s Kibiwott Kandie smashed the half marathon world record by 29 seconds on Sunday, becoming the first person to break 58 minutes at the Valencia Half Marathon.

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