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Kenya’s Agnes Getich broke the women’s 10km world record by running the Valencia Ibercaja 10km race in 28 minutes 46 seconds*. world athletics label Road race on Sunday (14th).
The 22-year-old became the first woman to break the 29-minute mark, breaking the road mixed race world record set by Ethiopia’s Yaremzelf Yewalau two years ago in Castellon by 28 seconds. Emaculate Anyango also broke 29 minutes in Valencia, finishing second behind her compatriot with a time of 28 minutes and 57 seconds.
The men’s race was won by Ugandan world cross country champion Jacob Kiplimo in 26 minutes and 48 seconds.
World cross-country bronze medalist Ngetich paced compatriot Jafet Kipkenboi Kosgei in the Spanish coastal city, and his first world record was halfway through when Gettic crossed the 5km checkpoint in 14 minutes 13 seconds. Shrunk to a point. This is six seconds faster than the women’s mixed race world record set by Ethiopia’s Ezigaif Taye in Barcelona in 2021, and equals the time set by Kenya’s Beatriz Chebet in the women’s only race in Barcelona two weeks ago. .
Ngetich’s 10km time is faster than the women’s world record for track and field, along with Letesenbet Gidei’s 10,000m world record of 29 minutes 1.03 seconds.
Right from the start, the pacer set off at a breakneck pace to cover the first few kilometers, relatively close to elite men, as the trio of Ngetich, Anyang’o and world 5km silver medalist Lilian Lengeluk clocked in at 8km from the 3km mark. It passed in minutes and 29 seconds. The rhythm continued, with Ngetich reaching the halfway point in 14 minutes and 13 seconds, closely followed by Anyango (14 minutes and 14 seconds), with Lengeluk a further 11 seconds behind.
A total of 11 women reached the 5km below the 15:00 checkpoint, with Uganda’s Joy Chepteye running 4th in 14 minutes 49 seconds ahead of a large Kenyan team that included Irine Cheptai and Janez Chepnetic. . Britain’s Jessica Warner Judd clocked a time of 14 minutes 55 seconds, on track to break the European record of 30 minutes 19 seconds set by fellow Briton Eilish McColgan in Manchester two years ago.
Hampered by a nasty headwind, the rhythm slowed at the beginning of the second half of the race, with the leaders covering the next few kilometers in the 2:54/2:56 range. While Ngetich ran comfortably on the pacemaker’s shoulder, Anyang’o, 23, began to stall by the time the clock struck 8:30 p.m. The lone Ngetich proved capable of a monster performance, crossing the 8km mark in 23 minutes and 10 seconds.
On the tape, Iten-based Ngetich made history, joined 11 seconds later by Anyang’o, who also broke the 29-minute barrier and ran 17 seconds faster than the previous world record.
Gettich looked set to break the women’s 10km world record in Brasov last September with a time of 29 minutes 24 seconds, but two weeks later it was discovered that the course was 25 meters shorter. The world No. 6 10,000m athlete bounced back and won in Lille in November in a career-best time of 29 minutes, 26 seconds. Since then, the 10K Valencia Ibercaja has been Gettich’s focus, and his efforts have paid off with an impressive world record.
The next man to finish after Ngetich in Lille was Anyango, who ran in 30:01, a time that remained his best until his time of 28:57 in Valencia.
To give you an idea of the depth of the race, two other contenders, Lengeluk and Chepgetic, performed below 30:00 with times of 29:32 and 29:55, respectively, to take the top four places. Kenyans dominated. Sarah Chelangat (Uganda) placed 10th with a time of 30 minutes 26 seconds. As for Warner Judd, the 29-year-old Briton was unable to maintain his speed in the second half, but still set a huge career best of 30 minutes and 41 seconds to finish 12th.
“To be honest, my clear goal was to break the world record, but my time of 28 minutes and 46 seconds exceeded my expectations,” Ngetich said. “When I saw the record of 14 minutes and 13 seconds halfway through, I wasn’t scared, but it gave me more motivation to keep going until the end.
“I don’t have words to explain how I feel right now.”
Her focus will now be on the World Athletics Cross Country Championships in Belgrade 24 in March, and the 2024 Paris Olympics in August, when track and field will be the first event.
“I will be attending the Kenya trials for Belgrade where I hope to build on last year’s bronze medal,” she added.
Kiplimo defeats all opposition
Mohamed Reda led the first two kilometers of the men’s race, completing the race in 5 minutes and 17 seconds, but when his pacemaker dropped out of the race, the overwhelming favorite, Kiplimo, took control. He led a front group that included unknown Kenyans Peter Mwaniki Nigel and Dennis Kibet Kitiyo, Bahrain’s Birhanu Baleu, and Switzerland’s Dominique Robal.
Just before the 4th kilometer, Kitiyo was the only one able to follow Kiplimo’s footsteps, and the pair passed the 5km checkpoint in 13 minutes and 20 seconds, while Baleu, Nigel, and Robal were 6 seconds behind. At this stage, Robal was well ahead of schedule to break the European record of 27 minutes 13 seconds set by his compatriot Julian Wanders in Valencia four years earlier.
When the clock struck 15 minutes, Kitiyo’s valiant resistance was over and from then on, Kiplimo proved to be in a class of his own. But his 7km split of 18:35 suggested that Ronex Kipruto’s world record of 26:24 would remain despite the Ugandan’s efforts.
In the end, the half marathon world record holder ran an unopposed career-best time of 26 minutes and 48 seconds, moving him into sixth place on the world’s all-time list. On the other hand, Baleu also broke the 27-minute mark thanks to a personal record of 26 minutes and 58 seconds. In the battle for third place, Nigel (26 minutes 59 seconds) succeeded in overtaking Kitillo (27 minutes 01 seconds) in the final stages, and although Robal was unable to improve on last year’s 27 minutes 09 seconds, he still managed to set the European record. I lined up at 27 minutes and 13 seconds. He held off a fast finish from Andreas Almgren, who finished sixth in his 10km debut with a time of 27 minutes and 20 seconds, breaking the Swedish record. Spain’s Abdessamad Oukelufen also set a national record with a time of 27 minutes and 44 seconds.
“I came to Valencia to run a fast time and that’s just what I did, so I’m very happy,” said Quiplimo. “My main goal this year is the Olympics, and I want to win the 5,000m and 10,000m titles, so I’m still not sure whether to participate in the World Cross Country Championships in Belgrade. ”
Emeterio Valiente of World Athletics
*Subject to normal ratification procedures
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