Yehualaw, who is a part of NN Running Team, broke the previous record set by Kenyan Ruth Chepngetich by 19 seconds in Larne in Northern Ireland.

"A dream come true, something I have worked for all my life," the elated 22-year-old said. 

"I was frustrated after not getting it in Istanbul but I am extremely happy now!"

Yehualaw ran the opening five kilometres in 15:05, eight seconds inside world-record pace.

After 15km, Yehualaw was six seconds clear of the world record, in 45:24, before producing a blistering final 6km to extend her advantage.

Kenya's Vane Nyaboke finished second, more than six minutes in arrears, with Briton Rose Harvey a further 32 seconds back in third.

Ethiopian Jemal Yimer won the men's event in 60:29, edging out team mate Tesfahun Akalnew by one second.

Yimer finished two seconds outside Sir Mo Farah's course record of 60:27, set in last year's inaugural event.

Yalemzerf only made her international debut in 2019 but won gold at the Rabat 2019 African Games.

In 2020, Yalemzerf won a bronze medal at the World Half Marathon Championships in Gdynia.

She set a personal best of 64:46 at the New Delhi Half Marathon in 2020, before shaving a further six seconds off that in Istanbul earlier this year, good for third-fastest of all time at the time.

Yalemzerf then knocked a massive 1:03 off her personal best to break the world record today.