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Kenya’s Kibiwott Kandie breaks half marathon world record, The Half Marathon 2020 is held in which country?
A
Spain
B
China
C
Russia
D
Iran
Explanation: 

Detailed explanation-1: -2020. In 2020, Kibiwott Kandie won the Ras Al Khaimah Half Marathon held in Ras Al Khaimah, United Arab Emirates. He also won the Prague 21.1 km event at the Prague Half Marathon held in Prague, Czech Republic. This was an invitation-only half marathon for elite runners.

Detailed explanation-2: -Welsh runner Helen Ryvar has beaten her own consecutive half marathon Guinness World Record of 111, and shows no signs of stopping. The single mother of three has run 233 half marathons in a row to date, getting up at 4am each day to fit them in before she starts work as a cleaner.

Detailed explanation-3: -Running at an average speed of 21.02 km/h or 2 minutes 52 seconds per km, Kipchoge finished the race in 2:01:09, shaving a full 30 seconds off of his previous world record.

Detailed explanation-4: -So for all the wonder of that day, the official record remained that which Kipchoge set in 2018 in Berlin: 2h 1m and 39s.

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