Ugandan Kiplimo sets men’s half-marathon world record in under 57 minutes

Ugandas Jacob Kiplimo set a men’s half-marathon word record on Sunday and also became the first runner to go under 57 minutes. 

The 24-year-old Kiplimo set a time of 56 minutes, 41 seconds at a road race in Barcelona, smashing the previous record of 57:30 by Ethiopian distance runner Yomif Kejelcha last year in the Spanish city of Valencia. 

“I’m so grateful. I’m very excited about what I did today. I didn’t expect to break the…