A world record broken after 16 years. Cheptegei, who is the 2019 world champion over 10,000, took 22 seconds off his lifetime best at 5,000. The track meet known as Herculis is renowned for fast times, especially in middle distance running, and produced a world record for the third straight year. In the women’s 5,000, world champion Hellen Obiri broke clear in the last 200 meters to win in a world-leading 14:22.12. Orlando Ortega of Spain timed 13.11 in the 110 hurdles, with world champion Grant Holloway of the United States fourth in 13.19.

Source: The Hindu August 15, 2020 05:48 UTC