World Athletics Ratifies Eight World Records, Sawe Sub-2
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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About Jacob Kiplimo
Jacob Kiplimo is a Ugandan long-distance runner and former world record holder in the half marathon. A four-time individual World Cross Country champion, he won the junior title in 2017 and senior titles in 2023, 2024 and 2026. He also won 10,000m bronze medals at the 2020 Tokyo Olympics and the 2022 World Athletics Championships.
Everything about Jacob Kiplimo →- Occupation
- long-distance runner
- Citizenship
- Uganda
- Born
- November 14, 2000