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Beatrice Chepkoech broke the world 5km record at the Monaco Run on Sunday, clocking 14:43.
The performance by the 29-year-old Kenyan bettered the previous record in a mixed gender race of 14:48 set by Caroline Kipkirui in 2018, and is also one second faster than Sifan Hassan’s 14:44 record for a women’s-only race, until this morning the fastest time ever produced over the distance since the 5km was introduced as a world record event in November 2017.
Chepkoech battled strong winds during the early stages of the race along the Monaco coastline but fought on over the latter stages to claim a second world record, this one joining her 8:44.32 record in the 3000m steeplechase set in 2018, also in Monaco.
(MENAFN - IANS) p>Monaco, Feb 15 (IANS) Beatrice Chepkoech of Kenya has set a new 5km road world record, completing the Monaco Run in 14 minutes and 43 seconds.
Sunday s performance by Chepkoech bettered the previous record in a mixed gender race of 14:48 set by Caroline Kipkirui in 2018, and is also one second faster than Sifan Hassan s 14:44 record for a women s-only race, until this morning the fastest time ever produced over the distance since the 5km was introduced as a world record event in November 2017, reports World Athletics. I m so happy because I didn t expect it, said Chepkoech, the 2019 world champion in the steeplechase. It was cold and there was a lot of wind, but I tried to follow my pace maker and everything was perfect, added the 29-year-old Kenyan.
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