On Sunday, he became the first athlete to run a distance of less than 58 minutes in 57 minutes and 32 seconds. He broke the previous record by 29 seconds.
Jeffrey Camvor of Kenya reached a record last year with a time of 58 minutes and one second.
Significantly, the winners of the first four places ran the half marathon faster on Sunday than Kamvorors last year. The second place was won by the Ugandan Jacob Kiplimo (57 minutes and 37 seconds), the Kenyan Roneks Kipruto was 12 seconds slower, but his compatriot Alexander Mutiso was another ten seconds behind.
At a distance of 15 kilometers, Candy was in a group rushing to catch kick-off runners. He covered this kilometer in 41 minutes and ten seconds.
For Kendy, the competition was compiled by Kiplimo, both of whom took over from time to time, but at the end another kick was made by Kendy.
Meanwhile, the Ethiopian representative Genzebe Dibaba, who made her debut in the half marathon, won the women’s competition and reached the finish line in five minutes and 18 seconds.
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