The last Sunday, August 27, in Buenos Aires, the capital of Argentina, the "21K de la Ciudad de Buenos Aires" took place. In this event, which had more than 23 thousand runners, Peruvian athlete René Champi managed to break the national record set by Willy Canchanya in 2018.
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Champi did not manage to get on the podium, he finished in eighth place, but he achieved a time of 01:02:06, taking over the national record in the half marathon. Five years ago, Canchanya set the record with a time of 01:02:11.
The event held in Argentina also featured the participation of other national athletes such as Ulises Martin Ambrosio and Ferdinand Manrique, who finished in ninth and fourteenth place respectively.
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Furthermore, the winner of the race was Kenyan Kipkorir Konga, who was the first to finish with a time of 59:07, although he did not surpass the record of the race. The other two runners who followed him were also from Kenya.