Valencia (Spain) (AFP)
Ethiopian Letesenbet Gidey broke the world record in the 5,000m in 14:06:65 on Wednesday in Valencia.
The 22-year-old athlete thus blows up the time set by his compatriot Tirunesh Dibaba in 2008 (14 min 11 sec 15).
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Athletics: Ethiopian Letesenbet Gidey breaks the 5,000m world record in 14 min 06 sec 65 - France 24
2020-10-07T20:23:51.483Z
Athletics: Ethiopian Letesenbet Gidey breaks the 5,000m world record in 14:06:65Valencia (Spain) (AFP) Ethiopian Letesenbet Gidey broke the world record in the 5,000m in 14:06:65 on Wednesday in Valencia. The 22-year-old athlete thus blows up the time set by his compatriot Tirunesh Dibaba in 2008 (14 min 11 sec 15). © 2020 AFP
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