Josua Cheptegei Breaks Bekele’s Mythical 10,000-meter Sprint Record

uganda athlete Josua Cheptegei successfully broke the world record held by Kenenisa Bekele for fifteen yearsThe longest 10,000-meter run in history, when the official time stopped at 26:11:00, six seconds less than previous records.

African player breaks new NN record Valencia World Record Day, an event organized by SD Correcaminos and NN Running Team and promoted by the Trinidad Alfonso Foundation, took place at Valencia’s Turia Stadium just a few days before the Ethiopian athlete announced his entry. minute Letensebet Gidey also broke the world record in the 5,000-meter dash.

Cheput Gai, 10,000m world champion later became one of track and field’s great icons.Last year’s cross-country champions in Doha and Aarhus were Current 5000m world record holder And the road race is 5 kilometers, so after today’s achievement, he is only 10 kilometers away from the road race, which he set in Valencia last year. Rhonez Kriputo takes away.

The 24-year-old Ugandan athlete I already know what it’s like to break a world record in Valencia After winning the Valencia 10K in 2019, apart from Matt Ramsden and Kenyan player Nicholas Kipcorrier in the first group, there were two teams led by Dutch veteran Roy Hornweg. Hare” team; while the second group will consist of Spaniards Abdul Rahman El Kayami Australia’s Stewart Mc Sweyn and Ryan Gregson helped him reach the fifth kilometer, where Cheput Gay began his individual race against the clock.

Cheput Gai seemed to be gaining freshness as he passed each of the 25 scheduled laps, and if in the first half of the test he set a record one or two seconds off the half, then in the final three kilometers In it, he flies in a stance with his face engrossed, and 300 spectators stand there cheering him on.

The new world record holder ran the last kilometer in a stratospheric part time of 2 minutes and 34 seconds, achieving a record unmatched for the past fifteen years, breaking Bekele’s mythical record and confirming that he is One of the great stars of world athletics.