Rhonex Kipruto of Kenya reacts after crossing the finish line to win the men's 10,000m race during the IAAF Diamond League competition on May 30, 2019 in Stockholm, Sweden. On Wednesday, World Athletics ratified his 26:24 world record in 10km, a feat he recorded at the Valencia Ibercaja in January this year. The reigning World Under 20 10,00m champion eyes more glory at the global arena with major focus on the Olympics. Rhonex, 20, smashed the 10km world record just over a month after Ugandan Joshua Cheptegei had ran a 10k road race in a World Record in Valencia, Spain last December, clocking 26:38 . His winning time of 26:24 took 14 seconds off the previous 10km world record of 26:38 set by Joshua Cheptegei.

Source: Standard Digital May 15, 2020 03:56 UTC