Kenya’s Kelvin Kiptum broke the men’s marathon world record in Chicago on Sunday, becoming the first person to record a time faster than 2:01:00, crossing the line in 2:00:35.
Running just the third competitive marathon of his career, the 23-year-old shaved 34 seconds off the previous world record which had belonged to his compatriot Eliud Kipchoge, though it is still subject to the usual ratification procedure, according to World Athletics. He completed the race almost three and a half minutes ahead of anyone else; Kenya’s Benson Kipruto finishing in second and Belgium’s Bashi Abdi in third.
” Despite the magnitude of his achievement fast approaching, Kiptum still seemed to be running within his limits as he sprinted the towards the finishing line, celebrating wildly before picking up a Kenyan flag and embarking on a victory lap. He had remained outside world record pace at the halfway point with a time of 1:00:48 but accelerated 10 kilometers from the finish to seal his place in the history books.
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