Ethiopian Gudaf Tsegay became the second woman to break the 5000m world record this year and nearly became the first woman to break 14 minutes in the event. Tsegay, a world champion at 5000m (2022) and 10,000m (2023), clocked 14 minutes, 00.21 seconds at the Pre Classic in Eugene, Oregon. Just over an hour later, Swede Mondo Duplantis broke the men’s pole vault world record for a seventh time. In the last three years, the women’s 5000m world record has been lowered 10.94 seconds combined by Ethiopian Letesenbet Gidey, Kipyegon and now Tsegay. Crouser, whose world record from May 27 is 23.56, was second on Sunday with a 22.91-meter throw.

Source: Ethiopian News September 17, 2023 21:00 UTC