More Sports Athletics Athletics Kenya’s Peres Jepchirchir sets world mark in half marathon The previous record of 1:06:11 was set by Netsanet Gudeta of Ethiopia in 2018 at the world half marathon championships in Valencia, Spain. PTI Prague 05 September, 2020 14:16 IST Peres Jepchirchir poses after smashing the women's only half marathon world record. - GETTY IMAGES PTI Prague 05 September, 2020 14:16 IST Peres Jepchirchir of Kenya set a world record in the women’s only race in the half marathon, clocking 1 hour, 5 minutes and 34 seconds.The 26-year-old Jepchirchir broke away from a small field of runners after about 20 minutes and was cruising at the 16.5-lap course in the Czech capital’s Letna Park on Saturday morning. Mo Farah, Sifan Hassan beat one-hour world record in Brussels The previous record of 1:06:11 was set by Netsanet Gudeta of Ethiopia in 2018 at the world half marathon championships in Valencia, Spain."I was thinking to run maybe 1:04:50, but I’m so happy," Jepchirchir said. Read more stories on Athletics. For more updates, follow Sportstar on :