Kenyan Athlete Breaks 10 Km World Record In Valencia
Kenyan athlete Agnes Ngetich broke the 10km world record in Valencia on Sunday, shaving 28 seconds off the previous mark to become the first woman to run the distance in under 29 minutes.
Ngetich clocked a time of 28:46, breaking Yalemzerf Yehualaw’s road mixed race world record set two years ago.
Hoy estamos muy felices 🔥
WORLD RECORD! 👏🏼🏆 pic.twitter.com/rT5flIEkM6
— 10K Valencia Ibercaja (@10KValencia) January 14, 2024
“I am so happy. I didn’t expect this world record,” Ngetich said. “I was coming to improve my time, at least somewhere around 29:14, but I am happy that I ran a world record of 28 minutes. I didn’t expect this.”
The 22-year-old World Cross Country Championships 2023 team gold medallist had previously set the 10 km world record in a women-only race in September with a time of 29:24.
Uganda’s Jacob Kiplimo won the men’s race in Valencia with a time of 26:48.
OUT OF THIS WORLD 🔥
🇰🇪’s Agnes Ngetich smashes the 10 kilometres road race world record* by an astonishing 28 seconds at the @10KValencia and becomes the first women in history to break 29 minutes.
28:46 🤯
*Subject to the usual ratification procedures pic.twitter.com/6xB8XNkeM6
— World Athletics (@WorldAthletics) January 14, 2024
