Joshua Cheptegei takes aim at 10,000m record
The Ugandan says he is in ‘outstanding form’ for an assault on the world record at a special event in Valencia
06 October 2020 - 17:26
Valencia — Less than two months after breaking the 5,000m world record, Ugandan Joshua Cheptegei is setting his sights on the 10,000m mark at a special event in Valencia on Wednesday.
The gold medallist in the 10,000m at the 2019 World Athletics Championships in Doha, Cheptegei is hoping to beat the 26min 17.53sec set by Kenenisa Bekele of Ethiopia in 2005...
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