(CNN) The previous women's 10,000-meter record was only set on Sunday, but Ethiopia's Letesenbet Gidey has already bettered it. "I expected to run the world record," Gidey said of her performance on Tuesday. Hassan celebrates her world record -- a mark that would only stand for just two days. Gidey passed through the halfway point in 14:42 on Tuesday, slightly behind world record pace. Prior to Hassan, the 10,000m world record had been set by Ethiopia's Almaz Ayana at the 2016 Rio Olympics.

Source: CNN June 09, 2021 11:48 UTC