It was an improvement on Kenyan Ruth Chepngetich's time of 1.04.02 from April by 19 seconds.
- It is a dream come true.
I have tried to break the record twice without success and I am so happy that it happened today in Larne, says Yehualaw in a press release from the International Athletics Federation.
The record was extra nice because Yehualaw finished fourth in the Ethiopian Olympic competitions in the 10,000 meters and missed the games in Tokyo a couple of weeks ago.