World records set by Chepngetich and Niyonsaba ratified by World Athletics
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The world records set by Ruth Chepngetich and Francine Niyonsaba have been ratified, the world athletics announced on Thursday. Chepngetich, the world marathon champion, clocked a world record of 1:04:02 when winning at the N Kolay Istanbul Half Marathon, a World Athletics Elite Label road race, on April 4. The Kenyan won by 38 seconds, while Yalemzerf Yehualaw and two-time world 5000m champion Hellen Obiri both finished inside 65 minutes.