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Athletics: Ugandan Joshua Cheptegei breaks 10,000m world recordValencia (Spain) (AFP) Ugandan Joshua Cheptegei broke the 10,000m world record in 26:11 seconds on Wednesday in Valencia. The 10,000m world champion (24 years old) erases Kenenisa Bekele, who had run the distance in 26 min 17 sec 53, on August 26, 2005 in Brussels. Cheptegei had already dispossessed the legendary Ethiopian of his world record in the 5,000 m on August 14 in Monaco in 12 min 35 se
Valencia (Spain) (AFP)
Ugandan Joshua Cheptegei broke the 10,000m world record in 26:11 seconds on Wednesday in Valencia.
The 10,000m world champion (24 years old) erases Kenenisa Bekele, who had run the distance in 26 min 17 sec 53, on August 26, 2005 in Brussels.
Cheptegei had already dispossessed the legendary Ethiopian of his world record in the 5,000 m on August 14 in Monaco in 12 min 35 sec 36.
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Source: france24
