Gidey's time of 29 minutes 1.03sec at Ethiopia's Olympic trials held in Hengelo in the Netherlands means she now holds the world records in the 5,000m and 10,000m. WORLD RECORD@SifanHassan breaks the women's 10,000m world record with 29:06.82 at the @ContiTourGold. She beats the previous record by over 10 seconds.#ContinentalTourGold pic.twitter.com/pH7E2gK7f4 — World Athletics (@WorldAthletics) June 6, 2021"I expected to run a world record," said Gidey. "I’d like to try to break the world record again and break 29 minutes." She becomes the first woman to hold the 5,000m and 10,000m world records simultaneously since Norway's Ingrid Kristiansen did so from 1986-1993.

Source: Standard Digital June 08, 2021 21:55 UTC