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5000m world record broken

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Uganda’s Joshua Cheptegei has broken the 5000m world record.

The record had been standing for 16 years and Cheptegei beat it by almost two seconds.

The 23-year-old, completed the 5000m in 12 minutes 35.36 seconds.

The previous mark, set by Ethiopian great Kenenisa Bekele, was 12:37.35.

Remarkably it is Cheptegei’s second world record in Monaco this year, despite the season being badly disrupted by the coronavirus pandemic.

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