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Kibiwott Kandie of Kenya celebrates at the podium after winning the annual "Sao Silvestre Run", an international race through the streets of Sao Paulo, Brazil December 31, 2019. [Reuters, Amanda Perobelli]
A knee injury locked Kibiwott Kandie out of the Olympic trials in June and earlier this month, he ran his marathon debut in New York and finished ninth.
And on Sunday, his 57:32 world record in the half marathon was lowered by one second, by Ugandan star Jacob Kiplimo.
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