Cheptegei smashes 5,000 metres world record at Monaco Diamond League
MONACO – Uganda’s Joshua Cheptegei produced a brilliant display of solo running to break Kenenisa Bekele’s 16-year-old 5,000 metres world record by almost two seconds as athletics returned with a bang at the Monaco Diamond League meeting on Friday.
Leading the way was Cheptegei. The 2019 world champion over 10,000 metres was in hot form before lockdown, setting 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. “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.”
Just behind him was Norway’s Jakob Ingebrigtsen, whose 3:28.68 was a European record, while third-placed Jake Wightman became the second-fastest Briton of all time. His 3:29.47 took two seconds off his personal best. While he remains behind Mo Farah, he surged past the timings recorded by celebrated trio Steve Cram, Seb Coe and Steve Ovett.
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