Uganda’s Cheptegei Smashes 5,000m World Record At Monaco Diamond League

By Daily sports on August 15, 2020

Uganda’s Joshua Cheptegei produced a brilliant display of solo running to break Kenenisa Bekele’s 16-year-old 5,000 metres world record on Friday.

The 23-year-old broke the record by almost two seconds at the Monaco Diamond League meeting.

Cheptegei had predicted a world record run in the first Diamond League meeting of the season and duly delivered as he clocked 12 minutes, 35.36 seconds.

He destroyed the 12:37.35 which Bekele set in the Netherlands in 2004.

The 2019 world champion over 10,000 metres was in hot form before lockdown.

He set world records over 10km and 5km on the road – the shorter of those also coming in Monaco in February – his last race before Friday’s meet.

Cheptegei took up the running at halfway, churning out 61-second laps and delivered a 2:30 split for the final kilometre and remembering to stop his own watch as he crossed the line.

“It took a lot of mind setting to keep being motivated this year because so many people are staying at home. But you have to stay motivated,” he said.

“I pushed myself. I had the right staff with me, the right coach. I’m also usually based in Europe, but being based in Uganda with my family was actually great.

“I will for sure celebrate the world record when I get home.”

Kenya’s Nicholas Kimeli, who was just approaching the final straight as Cheptegei crossed the line, finished a distant second in a lifetime best of 12:51.78.(Reuters/NAN)

•PHOTO: Record breaker Joshua Cheptegei

Source Daily sports

Posted August 15, 2020


 

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