That was set by Kenya's Jacop Kiplimo in Lisbon in 2021.
Twice world cross country champion Kiplimo's run was the greatest single improvement on the men's half marathon record, World Athletics stated on its website.
The United States team broke their own world record in the 4x400 mixed relay in the opening heats at the Paris Olympics on Friday
World champion Muktar Edris, who beat Farah at the World Championships in London two weeks ago, was among the trio left sprawled on the track in the Briton's wake as Farah dived over the line.
Mo Farah's aura of invincibility after six years of unrelenting success was finally cracked in his very last major track race on Saturday as he lost his world 5,000 meters title to Ethiopia's Muktar Edris.
Double Olympic champion Mo Farah won the 5,000 metres at the Diamond League meeting in Lausanne.
Even with three stitches in his spiked left leg and suffering from a bruised left knee, the legacy of his turbulent 10,000 metres triumph on Friday, Britain's endurance maestro had the quality and nous to qualify easily for Saturday's final.
Britain's Mo Farah regained his balance after stumbling and almost falling to the track in Wednesday's heats at the world athletics championships to book his spot in the final of the men's 5,000 metres.
Summary of sports events and persons who made news on Monday
Justin Gatlin blasted out a warning that he is ready to challenge Usain Bolt's 100 metres hegemony when he stormed to a lifetime best 9.74 seconds to win the event in the opening Diamond League meeting of the season on Friday.
It is the first time every athlete has been disqualified from a heat at a major championships.
Summary of sports events and persons who made news on Saturday
A round-up of results from the final day of the World Athletics Championships in Doha on Sunday
A summary of sports events and persons who made news on Friday.
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