European Half-Marathon Record Broken
Andreas Almgren, a Swedish athlete, became the first European to break 59 minutes for the half-marathon distance.
- Yomif Kejelcha won the Valencia Half Marathon with a time of 58:02.
- Andreas Almgren set a new European record with a time of 58:41.
- Agnes Ngetich won the women's race with a time of 63:08, 16 seconds outside the world record.
Almgren smashed Julien Wanders' European record of 59:13 with 58:41.
Ngetich's time was the 2025 world lead and the third quickest women's time in history.
Author's summary: Almgren breaks European half-marathon record.