Kenya’s Chebet smashes own world record in women’s 5km, becomes first woman to breach 14-minute mark
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Kenya’s Chebet smashes own world record in women’s 5km, becomes first woman to breach 14-minute mark

The Hindu  

Double Olympic champion Beatrice Chebet smashed the women’s 5km world record with a time of 13 minutes 54 seconds at the Cursa dels Nassos road race in Barcelona on Tuesday as she finished a blockbuster year on a high. The Kenyan beat her previous record - set a year ago to the day at the Barcelona race - by 19 seconds, becoming the first woman to break the 14-minute barrier in the event. “I’m super happy as everything went according to plan,” Chebet said in remarks provided by World Athletics. Two races in Barcelona and two world records, can I ask for more?” The 24-year-old enjoyed a nearly flawless year, breaking the 10,000m world record in Eugene in May before claiming her second Diamond League title in the 5,000m in September.

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