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Kejelcha Regains World Half Marathon Record Buenos Aires
Ethiopia’s Yomif Kejelcha regained the men’s world half-marathon record with a 56:51 in Buenos Aires, slicing 29 seconds off the previous mark and surpassing Kiplimo’s time, though ratification is pending. Fotyen Tesfay won the women’s race in 1:03:57 as Kejelcha’s feat underscored his status as a leading distance runner.
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World Athletics Ratifies Eight World Records, Sawe Sub-2

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World Athletics ratified seven senior world records and one world U20 record set in the first five months of 2026, including Sabastian Sawe’s 1:59:30 sub-two-hour marathon on a record-eligible London course and Tigst Assefa’s women-only 2:15:41. The batch also features Mondo Duplantis extending his pole vault world record to 6.31m, underscoring a historic year for track and field records.

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Yomif Kejelcha Atomsa (born 1 August 1997) is an Ethiopian distance runner. He won the silver medal in the 10,000 metres at the 2019 World Athletics Championships and gold medals for the 3000 metres at the 2016 and 2018 World Indoor Championships. Kejelcha is the world indoor record holder for the mile with a time of 3:47.01, set on 3 March 2019 in Boston. He was the 2013 World Youth 3000 m champion and 2014 World Junior 5000 m gold medallist. Career 2013 Yomif Kejelcha made his international debut at the 2013 World Youth Championships in Donetsk, winning gold in the boys' 3000 metres with a time of 7:53.56.

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Yomif Kejelcha Atomsa (born 1 August 1997) is an Ethiopian distance runner. He won the silver medal in the 10,000 metres at the 2019 World Athletics Championships and gold medals for the 3000 metres at the 2016 and 2018 World Indoor Championships. Kejelcha is the world indoor record holder for the mile with a time of 3:47.01, set on 3 March 2019 in Boston.

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