World records set by Jacob Kiplimo, Ja\u2019Kobe Tharp and Emmanuel Wanyonyi have been ratified by World Athletics.<\/p>\n\n\n\n
Kiplimo achieved his 57:20 half marathon record at the EDP Lisbon Half Marathon on 8 March, returning to the city where he had set his first world record for the distance in 2021.<\/p>\n\n\n\n
In a race without pacemakers, the Ugandan passed 5km in 13:28 and reached 10km alongside Nicholas Kipkorir in 27:00. The pair were still together at 15km in 40:52, but Kiplimo then increased the pace, covering the next 5km in 13:31 before going on to win in 57:20.<\/p>\n\n\n\n
His performance took 10 seconds off the previous ratified world record of 57:30 set by Ethiopia\u2019s Yomif Kejelcha in Valencia on 27 October 2024.<\/p>\n\n\n\n
Kejelcha has since surpassed Kiplimo’s record, clocking 56:51 at the Media Marat\u00f3n Ciudad de Buenos Aires on 23 August to take 29 seconds off Kiplimo\u2019s mark. Kejelcha\u2019s 56:51 is subject to the usual ratification procedure.<\/p>\n\n\n\n
Tharp broke one of the longest-standing men\u2019s track world records when he clocked 12.75 (1.0m\/s) in the 110m hurdles at the NCAA Championships in Eugene on 10 June.<\/p>\n\n\n\n
The 20-year-old produced the performance in the semifinals, powering away from the field after a strong start and maintaining his rhythm to the line. His 12.75 was a significant improvement on his previous best of 13.01 and took 0.05 off the world record of 12.80 set by fellow US hurdler Aries Merritt in Brussels on 7 September 2012.<\/p>\n\n\n\n
Wanyonyi became the first athlete in almost 27 years to break the men\u2019s 1000m world record when he clocked 2:11.83 at the Wanda Diamond League meeting in Monaco on 10 July.<\/p>\n\n\n\n
Making his debut at the distance, the Kenyan followed the pacemakers through 400m in 50.95 and 800m in 1:45.11 before taking over at the front. He held off the challenge of Britain\u2019s Jake Wightman on the final lap to win in 2:11.83, with Wightman finishing second in 2:12.77.<\/p>\n\n\n\n
Wanyonyi\u2019s performance took 0.13 off the previous world record of 2:11.96 set by fellow Kenyan Noah Ngeny in Rieti on 5 September 1999.<\/p>\n\n\n\n
Men\u2019s half marathon<\/em><\/strong> Men\u2019s 110m hurdles<\/em><\/strong> Men\u2019s 1000m<\/em><\/strong> World records set by Jacob Kiplimo, Ja\u2019Kobe Tharp and Emmanuel Wanyonyi have been ratified by World Athletics. Kiplimo<\/p>\n","protected":false},"author":1,"featured_media":15415,"comment_status":"open","ping_status":"open","sticky":false,"template":"","format":"standard","meta":{"om_disable_all_campaigns":false,"_uf_show_specific_survey":0,"_uf_disable_surveys":false,"footnotes":""},"categories":[7],"tags":[50],"class_list":["post-15414","post","type-post","status-publish","format-standard","has-post-thumbnail","hentry","category-newsbeat","tag-athletics"],"aioseo_notices":[],"aioseo_head":"\n\t\t\n\t\n\t\n\t\n\t\n\t\n\t\t\n\t\t\n\t\t\n\t\t\n\t\t\n\t\t\n\t\t\n\t\t\n\t\t\n\t\t\n\t\t\n\t\t\n\t\t\n\t\t\n\t\t\n\t\t\n\t\t
57:20 Jacob Kiplimo (UGA) Lisbon, 8 March 2026<\/em><\/p>\n\n\n\n
12.75 Ja\u2019Kobe Tharp (USA) Eugene, 10 June 2026<\/em><\/p>\n\n\n\n
2:11.83 Emmanuel Wanyonyi (KEN) Monaco, 10 July 2026<\/em><\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"