Duarte Gomes rises to second Portuguese ever in the half marathon

Duarte Gomes achieved a remarkable feat by becoming the second-best Portuguese in half marathon history, clocking 1:00.43 in Valencia. He surpassed Luís Jesus's previous record of 1:00.56 from 1997, now only behind Samuel Barata, who set a new national record at 59.40 minutes. Rui Pinto also made headlines by finishing 20th with a personal best of 1:01.21, entering the top 10 Portuguese runners. The Valencia half marathon was won by Rodrigue Kwizera, who set a national record of 58.03 minutes, while Sheila Chepkirui claimed victory in the women's race with a time of 1:03.51, marking the best world time of the year.