Beatrice Chebet breaks 29 minutes in new 10,000m world record

Beatrice Chebet of Kenya became the first woman to run 10,000m in under 29 minutes when she crossed the line in 28:54.14 at the Prefontaine Classic meet in Eugene, Oregon. The previous record was 29:01.03, set by Letesenbet Gidey of Ethiopia in the Netherlands in 2021. Chebet pulled away with three laps remaining and finished over ten seconds ahead of …

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Anna Gardiner has run to remember on 18th birthday at World Cross Country Championships

Anna Gardiner (East Down AC) and Kirsty Maher (Moy Valley AC) finished inside the top 40 in the U20 Women’s race at the World Cross Country Championships in Belgrade, Serbia today (March 30th). In sweltering conditions in the city’s Friendship Park, the Irish duo worked with each other magnificently to optimise their finishing position and were rewarded for doing so, …

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Agnes Ngetich runs 10km in under 29 minutes, shattering world record

Kenya’s Agnes Ngetich became the first woman to run 10km in under 29 minutes when she crossed the finish line of the Valencia Ibercaja road race in Spain in 28:46, shattering the world record by 28 seconds. 22-year-old Ngetich’s compatriot Emmaculate Anyango, who she’s been racing since primary school, also broke the 29-minute barrier in Valencia, finishing in 28:57 to …

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Diribe Welteji sets new road mile world record in Kipyegon’s first defeat of year

Diribe Welteji has set a new world record in the women’s road mile to win her first senior title at the inaugural Road Running Championships in Riga, Latvia, finishing in 4:20.98 on Sunday (Oct. 1) morning. 21-year-old Welteji completed an Ethiopian 1-2 with compatriot Freweyni Hailu (4:24.13), as Kenyan Faith Kipyegon, previously undefeated this year with three world records and …

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