CURRENT AFFAIRS

Detailed explanation-1: -Kenya’s Joyciline Jepkosgei, a member of the RunCzech Racing team, broke the world half marathon record as well as the 10km, 15km and 20km marks at the Sportisimo Prague ½ Marathon on the way to winning the race in 1:04:52.

Detailed explanation-2: -She enjoyed it so much she continued the streak and by April realised she could break the women’s Guinness World Record of 75 consecutive half marathons. By May 2021, she had set a new record of 111.

Detailed explanation-3: -How it works. A road race of 13.1094 miles or 21.0975km is exactly half the distance of a full marathon. The half marathon has become a hugely popular distance, with many thousands of events taking place globally every year.

Detailed explanation-4: -The official IAAF world record for men is 57:31, set by Jacob Kiplimo of Uganda in November 2021 in Lisbon, Portugal, and for women is 1:04:02, set by Ruth Chepng’etich of Kenya on April 4, 2021, in Istanbul, Turkey.