Aug 23 (Reuters) - ⁠Ethiopia's Yomif Kejelcha reclaimed ⁠the half marathon world record ‌with a blistering run of 56 minutes and 51 seconds to win ​a World Athletics Label ⁠road race in ⁠Buenos Aires on Sunday.

The Ethiopian ⁠shaved 29 ‌seconds off the previous mark of ⁠57:20 set by Uganda's Jacob Kiplimo ​in ‌Lisbon in March, taking back ⁠a record ​he had lost after Kiplimo improved on his 57:30 ⁠time from Valencia in ​October 2024.

Kiplimo had also run 56:42 in Barcelona last year, but ⁠his performance was not eligible for the record as race conditions did not comply with ​World Athletics regulations.

In ⁠the women's race, Ethiopia's Fotyen ​Tesfay stormed to ‌victory in 1:03:57.

(Reporting ​by Paras J. Haji in BengaluruEditing by Christian Radnedge)