L. MathekaYehualaw sets new 10km world record
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Reading Time: 1min | Sun. 27.02.22. | 14:09
She shaved off 24 seconds off Kalkidan Gezahegne's record.
Yalemzerf Yehualaw shattered the women’s 10km road record in Castellon, Spain today, recording a stunning time of 29:14 min.
Wooooooooorld Record! 🧡
— NN Running Team (@NNRunningTeam) February 27, 2022
Yalemzerf Yehualaw runs 29:14 min to break the 10km World Record.#nnrunningteam pic.twitter.com/JODqJ7Wslu
The 22-year-old Ethiopian and rising star of the NN Running Team produced a blistering performance to scalp 24 seconds from the former world record held by compatriot Kalkidan Gezahegne.
“Today a dream came true. I felt really great in the race. The first 5km was very fast, I was struggling a little bit in the second 5km but I was still able to maintain a high pace. I am so happy with this record. I want to thank the race organisers for this fantastic opportunity," she said.
Yalemzerf has already accomplished much in her relatively short career. In 2020 she won a bronze medal at the World Half Marathon Championships.
22 year old Yalemzerf Yehualaw of Ethiopia has broken the world record for the women’s 10km. The world record was broken this morning at a mixed race in Spain #AfricanSoilSportswoman pic.twitter.com/6d89pJRRck
— cheryl roberts (@cherylroberts00) February 27, 2022
Meanwhile, last year she became the second fastest women's half-marathon runner in history, clocking a time of 1:03:51 in Valencia to finish behind the world-record performance of her NN Running Team team-mate Letesenbet Gidey.
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