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Uganda’s Jacob Kiplimo shattered the 15K world record with a 40:42 finish at the ZevenHeubenloop 7 Hills Race in Nijmegen, Netherlands, on Sunday, November 17, 2024.
The two-time world cross-country champion eclipsed the previous 41:05 record jointly held by him and fellow countryman Joshua Cheptegei.
This is technically the fastest time in a standalone race, however Kiplimo has run an even faster time across the distance with a time of 40:27 at the 15km mark when he broke the half lmarathon world record in Lisbon three years ago.
Jacob Kiplimo in the middle.
Ethiopian Yomif Kejelcha who broke the same record in October only managed a 40:56 at the 15km mark during his record breaking race in Valencia, Spain.
