Long Distance Runners Cheptegei, Gidey Create Records In Valencia
Long-distance runners Joshua Cheptegei and Letesenbet Gidey on October 7 created new records in men's 10,000 metres and women's 5,000 metres respectively at Valencia World Record Day event. The Ugandan world champion Cheptegei set a new time-record of 26 minutes 11.02 seconds, breaking the previous record set by Kenenisa Bekele in 2005. The 22-year-old, Gide, broke the record of Tirunesh Dibaba by crossing the line in 14 minutes 6.62 seconds… read-more
Tags: Athletics, Joshua Cheptegei, Letesenbet Gidey, Long Distance Running
Courtesy: Hindustan Times