Beatrice Chebet She became the first woman to run 10,000 meters in under 29 minutes. Prefontaine Classic on Saturday (May 25th) in Eugene, Oregon.
In a race outside the Diamond League that also served as Kenya’s Paris 2024 qualifying round, the two-time world 5,000m medallist faced off against Ethiopia’s current 10,000m world champion. Gudav Tsegay He accompanied me for most of the race.
Chebet extended his lead over the final few laps to take the lead in 28 minutes, 54.14 seconds. Letesenbet Giddies This beat the previous record by about seven seconds.
Tsegay came in second with a new personal best of 29 minutes 5.92 seconds, the third fastest time in history. Lillian Lengelke In third place Margaret Kipkenboy.
Chebet later said, “Gdav asked for a world record (using WaveLite technology) so I said, ‘I’ll go with her and see how my body reacts’ and my body reacted well so I decided to go.”
Hayward Field will also host the men’s 10,000 meters before the Diamond League competition begins.