Uganda's Jacob Kiplimo breaks world record in men's half marathon

Jacob Kiplimo, the Ugandan runner, broke the world record in the men’s half marathon by a whopping 48-second margin in Barcelona on Sunday, February 16. The 24-year-old completed the 21.0975 km race in 56 minutes and 42 seconds, to smash the previous world record set by Ethiopian Yomif Kejelcha of 57:30 in Valencia last October.