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Florence Kiplagat breaks world half-marathon record in Barcelona

Florence Kiplagat breaks world half-marathon record in Barcelona in a time of 1:05:09. Ireland’s Elizabeth Lee  and  Sweden’s  Karlsson came in second and Third respectively.

Florence Kiplagat returned to Barcelona and improved on her own half-marathon mark at the Mitja Marató de Barcelona on Sunday.

Her winning time of 1:05:09 shaved three seconds off her previous world record set 12 months ago.

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