Kenyan Kelvin Kiptum broke the marathon world record this Sunday, winning the Chicago Marathon in 2:00.35 hours, 34 seconds off the previous best.
Kiptum, who had already threatened to break the record in London, ran only his third marathon this Sunday in April, beating compatriot Eliud Kipchoge’s mark of 2:01.09 set in 2022 in Berlin.
The Kenyan athlete, who completed the half marathon in 1:00.08 hours, accelerated in the second half of the race, in which he left the company of his compatriot Daniel Matejko at the 33rd kilometer, and then continued alone to the finish line in favorable conditions. weather conditions (from seven to 10 degrees, bad weather).
“I wasn’t ready for this, but this is a world record, I’m very happy. I knew that one day I would break this record,” said 23-year-old Kiptum at the end.
Just a year after his first Valencia Marathon, which he won in 2:01.53 hours, Kiptum has become the fastest athlete on the Royal Athletics Course, winning three races so far.
Dutchwoman Sifan Hassan, just six months after winning a medal at the World Athletics Championships in Budapest, won the women’s race comfortably, achieving the second best time ever for the distance (2:13.44 hours).
Hassan, 30, reached the milestone just two weeks after Ethiopia’s Tigst Assefa set the fastest time in history to win in Berlin in 2:13.44 hours.
Author: Lusa
Source: CM Jornal
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