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Portuguese Rosa Mota breaks half marathon world record for veterans running 1:26:16 in Riga
Portuguese Rosa Mota broke the half marathon world record for athletes between 65 and 69 years old, completing the distance in 1:26:16 hours, taking more than six minutes off the previous best mark.
In the parallel race to the World Road Championships, the Olympic marathon champion in Seoul 1988 was 13th overall and won the race in her age group, surpassing the mark of Swiss Emmi Luthi, who had run in 1:32.56 in 2009.
Rosa Mota was more than 22 minutes behind the runner-up, Finnish Kaarina Back (1:48.41).
Last week, Rosa Mota had won the European cross-country veterans championship, at the same level.
(10/03/2023) Views: 1,167 ⚡AMP
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