Details of Cheptegei's 10,000m world record assault revealed Joshua Cheptegei sets a world 5000m record at the Diamond League meeting in Monaco (Philippe Fitte) © Copyright by Emeterio Valiente, World Athletics: (October 5, 2020) The atypical 2020 season is set to feature another stunning chapter on Wednesday (7) when Uganda’s recently-minted world 5000m record-holder Joshua Cheptegei takes aim at the world 10,000m record at the Turia Stadium in Valencia, Spain. The atypical 2020 season is set to feature another stunning chapter on Wednesday (7) when Uganda’s recently-minted world 5000m record-holder Joshua Cheptegei takes aim at the world 10,000m record at the Turia Stadium in Valencia, Spain. Organisers of the event, dubbed the NN Valencia World Record Day, released details of Cheptegei’s assault on the 26:17.53 mark set by Kenenisa Bekele in Brussels 15 years ago, the longest standing men’s 10,000m world record in history. Letesenbet Gidey at the IAAF World Athletics Championships Doha 2019 (AFP / Getty Images)Letesenbet Gidey at the IAAF World Athletics Championships Doha 2019 (AFP / Getty Images) © CopyrightThe 22-year-old Ethiopian enjoyed a fantastic 2019 campaign, racing to 10,000 silver at the World Championships in Doha six months after bagging bronze at the World Cross Country Championships in Aarhus, Denmark. The NN Valencia World Record Day and jointly sponsored by local club Sociedad Deportiva Correcaminos and the NN racing team.

Source: Ethiopian News October 05, 2020 18:33 UTC