Kenya’s Nicholas Kipkorir Kimeli lost the half marathon title to Sweden’s Andreas Almgren, who outkicked him by five seconds to win in a European record of 58:06 at the World Athletics Road Running Championships on Sunday, 20 September.However, the Kenyan led his compatriots to a team gold, the nation finishing top in a time of 2:56:30 against Ethiopia's 2:59:47 and the United States' 3:01:34.Download Our MozzartSport App For More NewsThe duo was closely matched throughout, but Almgren timed his finishing surge to perfection. Moving away from Kipkorir down the final stretch, the 31-year-old got his first global gold, adding the title to his world 10,000m bronze from Tokyo last year and the European 10,000m title he won last month.Almgren improved his own European record by 35 seconds to move to ninth on the world all-time list. He won by five seconds ahead of Kipkorir, while Uganda’s multiple Olympic and world champion Joshua Cheptegei got bronze in a PB of 58:26. Ethiopia’s Tadese Worku finished fourth in a PB of 58:35, matching his position at the World Cross Country Championships in Tallahassee in January.Agnes Ngetich smashes women-only half marathon world record in CopenhagenUSA’s North American record-holder Conner Mantz made an early move, with the eventual winner running on the US athlete's shoulder, alongside Japan’s Tomoya Ogikubo, as the leaders covered the first three kilometres in around 8:27.Kipkorir moved ahead as the clock read 10:45 and he was joined at the front by his teammates Gideon Rono and Daniel Ebenyo, with that trio leading through 5km in 13:57, Almgren sitting back in the pack.Kipkorir, Ebenyo and their teammate Alex Nzioka Matata were still in control as they hit the 10km mark in 27:53, the lead group strung out but still including Almgren, Worku, Cheptegei, Mantz and Italy’s Yemaneberhan Crippa.##NAJAVA_MECA_9976895##The quartet of Kipkorir, Almgren, Worku and Cheptegei broke away over the next few kilometres, reaching 15km in 41:47. They then dropped Worku and hit the 20km mark in 55:20, the battle for gold really ramping up.Almgren was happy to let Kipkorir retain the lead, but he tracked his every move. They left Cheptegei behind as they headed back past the Trianglen, towards the final 600-metre stretch past Parken.How Kenya will profit from billions invested in hosting 2029 World Athletics ChampionshipsKipkorir and Almgren ran shoulder to shoulder, and then Kipkorir moved a stride ahead. But Almgren was waiting for his moment to strike, and he did so with the finish line in sight.Kipkorir had no response and could only watch as Almgren roared over the finish line, beating him by five seconds.Cheptegei held on for third place, holding off Worku. Rono was fifth in 58:57, helping Kenya to the team title in a combined time of 2:56:30 ahead of Ethiopia (2:59:47) and the United States (3:01:34). Kenyan sprinter Mark Otieno's touching message after welcoming second childDjibouti's Hani Idriss Hersi was sixth in a national record of 59:09, Crippa was seventh in 59:18, and Matata completed Kenya's scoring team in eighth in 59:22 – one place ahead of Ebenyo, the silver medalist in this event in Riga three years ago.Leading individual results1 Andreas Almgren (SWE) 58:062 Nicholas Kipkorir (KEN) 58:113 Joshua Cheptegei (UGA) 58:264 Tadese Worku (ETH) 58:355 Gideon Rono (KEN) 58:576 Hani Idriss Hersi (DJI) 59:097 Yemaneberhan Crippa (ITA) 59:188 Alex Nzioka Matata (KEN) 59:229 Daniel Ebenyo (KEN) 59:4210 Othmane El Goumri (MAR) 59:53