Tonosa equals Irish half marathon record in Seville

Subject to ratification, the record marks another breakthrough for the Ethiopian-born athlete. 

LANDMARK: Hiko Tonosa grew up in Ethiopia and first came to Ireland in 2017. Pic: Eóin Noonan/Sportsfile

Hiko Tonosa equalled the Irish half marathon record of 60:51 in Seville on Sunday morning, the 29-year-old matching the mark set by Efrem Gidey in Copenhagen last September. The race was won by Kenya’s Vinicent Nyageo in 59:33.

Subject to ratification, the record marks another breakthrough for the Ethiopian-born Tonosa, who set the Irish marathon record of 2:09:42 in Dublin last October. That time took seven seconds off the previous Irish record of 2:09:49, run by Stephen Scullion in London in 2020.