World Athletics denies Jacob Kiplimo’s half-marathon world report

The lads’s half-marathon world report set by Uganda’s Zecob Kip-Bo finally 12 months’s Barcelona Half-Marathon won’t be ratified by World Athletics.

In keeping with Runner’s World SpainKiplimo’s successful time of 56:42 didn’t adjust to World Athletics competitors guidelines.

Underneath Article 6.3.1 of the Technical Guidelinesathletes can’t obtain pacing help from anybody not competing in the identical race, nor from any technical system apart from a wearable.

Race broadcast footage exhibits Kiplimo operating a lot of the race roughly 10 to fifteen metres behind the lead tempo automotive, one thing World Athletics has deemed unlawful help. Kiplimo had taken 48 seconds off the earlier world report and was the primary athlete in historical past to interrupt the 57-minute mark.

World Athletics’ guidelines don’t specify a minimal distance required between a tempo automotive and athletes, which seems to be a loophole utilized by Barcelona race organizers and Kiplimo. The report additionally alleges that Kiplimo violated one other regulation, together with a rule prohibiting athletes from receiving teaching recommendation throughout the race.

Consequently, World Athletics will proceed to acknowledge Ethiopia’s Yomif Kejelcha because the world report holder, primarily based on his 57:30 efficiency on the 2024 Valencia Half Marathon.

Each Kejelcha and Kiplimo are set to go head-to-head on the 2026 TCS London Marathon on April 26.