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Ratified: world records for Hoey, Kejelcha and Yamanishi
Image: World Athletics Yomif Kejelcha’s 26:31 10km is added to the record book following the disqualification of Rhonex Kipruto’s 26:24 Men’s 10km 26:31 Yomif Kejelcha (ETH) Castellón, 16 February 2025 Men’s 800m short track 1:42.50 Josh Hoey (USA) Boston, 24 January 2026 Men’s half marathon race walk 1:20:34 Toshikazu Yamanishi (JPN) Kobe, 15 February 2026 Women’s U20 1500m short track 4:01.23 Saron Berhe (ETH) Ostrava, 3 February 2026 Men’s U20 800m short track
Sifiso Ngobese
Jun 43 min read
Yamanishi sets world half marathon race walk record in Kobe
Image: JAAF / Ikumi Kodama Japan's Toshikazu Yamanishi clocked a world record of 1:20:34* at the Japanese Half Marathon Race Walking Championships – a World Athletics Race Walking Tour Bronze meeting – in Kobe on Sunday (15). It is the first performance that surpasses the inaugural world record standard of 1:21:30 that was approved by the World Athletics Council in December, following the announcement that the half marathon and marathon would become the official senior roa
Sifiso Ngobese
Feb 191 min read
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