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2023-03-19T12:53:16+00:00
Kiplimo, the world half marathon record holder, was dominant especially in the second half of the race, running solo for the final three kilometres to break the tape at 1:01:31, 38 seconds ahead of Cheptegei.
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2023-03-18T22:16:21+00:00
The race comes only four weeks after their last meeting at the World Cross Country Championships in Bathurst, Australia, where Cheptegei saw Kiplimo claim his title as he settled for Bronze.
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2023-03-18T12:10:54+00:00
Cheptegei, the reigning Olympic and World Athletics 10,000m champion, and Kiplimo, the half marathon world record holder, will meet for only the second time over the 21 kilometre distance.
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2023-03-01T10:39:56+00:00
The 22-year-old, who has won four of the last five half marathons he has participated in and is also the reigning World Half Marathon champion insists that ‘everyone will need to be at their best to beat him’.
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2023-02-23T10:19:08+00:00
This will be the first time the two athletes will compete in New York, and only the second time that they face off in the half marathon after their meeting in Gydnia, Poland three years ago.