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Kenyan athlete breaks women's world 5km record

At the Cursa dels Nassos road race in Barcelona, Kenya's Beatrice Chebet broke the women's world 5km record.

The 23-year-old finished in 14 minutes 13 seconds, 16 seconds faster than Ethiopian Senbere Teferi's women-only record.


Chebet also completed six seconds quicker than Ethiopia's Ejgayehu Taye, who set the women's world record in a mixed race at the 2021 Cursa dels Nassos.

Taye, 23, finished second, while Lilian Rengeruk, 26, from Kenya, finished third.
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