Land men's 5000 meters World's new Uganda player recorded for the first time in 16 years August 15 11:33

A world record is set for the first time in 16 years with 5000 meters of men on land.

Marking a new world record is 23-year-old Uganda player Joshua Cheptegay.

Ceptegay won the Men's 5000m in the opening round of the Grand Prix on track on Monday 14th in the men's 5000 meters at 12:35.36, and Ethiopia's Kenenisa Bekele made a record in 2004. Updated 99 seconds.

The Diamond League is the highest competition in the World Championships and was scheduled to start in April this year, but due to the influence of the new coronavirus, the schedule has changed drastically and this season's opening is about 4 months late. Suddenly a new world record was set in the battle.