Kenyan runner Beatrice Chepkoech broke the 5K world record at the Monaco Run on Sunday, February 14.
Her time, pending ratification, bested the previous record of 14:48, set by Caroline Kipkirui in a mixed-gender race, and the women’s-only record of 14:44, set by Sifan Hassan.
Joshua Cheptegei, who set the 5K world record (12:51) in Monaco last year, won the men’s race in 13:13.
Beatrice Chepkoech now owns two
world records. On Sunday, the Kenyan distance runner, who set the world record in the steeplechase in 2018, broke the women’s world record in the 5K at the Monaco Run by completing the road race in 14:43.
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