IOC RATIFIES WORLD RECORDS

LAUSANNE, Switzerland – The International Olympic Committee, IOC has ratified some world records in all athletics in for some of the competition held so far.

The records ratified were for men and women.
Women

20km: 1:01:40* mx, Peres Jepchirchir (KEN), Ras Al-Khaimah, UAE, 10 Feb 2017
Previous: 1:01:54 mx, Florence Kiplagat (KEN), Barcelona, ESP, 15 Feb 2015
Half marathon: 1:05:06 mx, Peres Jepchirchir, (KEN) Ras Al-Khaimah, UAE, 10 Feb 2017
Previous: 1:05:09 mx, Florence Kiplagat (KEN), Barcelona, ESP, 15 Feb 2015

World indoor records

Men
1000m: 2:14.20, Ayanleh Souleiman (DJI), Stockholm, SWE, 17 Feb 2016
Previous: 2:14.96, Wilson Kipketer (DEN), Birmingham, GBR, 20 Feb 2000

Women
Mile: 4:13.31, Genzebe Dibaba (ETH), Stockholm, SWE, 17 Feb 2016
Previous: 4:17.14, Doina Melinte (ROU), East Rutherford, USA, 09 Feb 1990