Ethiopian Yomif Kejelcha has eager a unused international file on his strategy to profitable the Valencia Part Marathon.

Kejelcha, who additionally holds the indoor mile international file, eager in Boston in 2019, completed in 57 mins 30 seconds in rainy situations within the Spanish town.

The 27-year-old’s past was once one 2nd sooner than Ugandan Jacob Kiplimo’s mark from Lisbon 3 years in the past.

The ladies’s race was once gained by way of Agnes Ngetich of Kenya, who moved to 2nd on the planet all-time scores with a past 63:04.

In most effective his 6th 1/2 marathon, Kejelcha settled in in the back of the pacemakers from the beginning, making his travel across the three-kilometre mark and sooner or later breaking clear of Kenyans Daniel Mateiko and Isaia Kipkoech for victory.

Kejelcha is a two-time international indoor 3000m champion however may most effective end 6th within the 10,000m ultimate on the Paris Olympics previous this yr.