The Ethiopian athlete, Letesenbet Gidey broke the women's half marathon world record today.
The 23-year old athlet finished the Valencia Half Marathon in 1 hour, 2 minutes and 52 seconds.
The previous half marathon mark was 1:04:02 set by Kenya's Ruth Chepngetich this year.
"I'm so happy to break the world record in my first half marathon and my first race for the NN Running Team. Gracias Valencia," Gidey said.
She is the world 5,000 meters (14:06.62) and 10,000 meters (29:01.03) record-holder. She also won a bronze medal in 10,000 metres during the Tokyo Olympic.
