5,000m in 14 minutes! Ethiopia’s Gudaf Tsegay smashes the 5,000m world record by a staggering five seconds in Oregon… nearly 12 seconds quicker than her previous best
- Gudaf Tsegay broke the world record in the women’s 5000 meters in Oregon on Sunday
- The Ethiopian improved her previous personal best in the race by almost 12 seconds
- It came as Armand Duplantis also claimed a world record in the pole vault
Gudaf Tsegay broke the world record in the women’s 5,000 meters during the Diamond League final in Oregon, USA on Sunday.
The 26-year-old won the race with a time of 14 minutes 00.21 seconds, five seconds faster than the previous record of 14 minutes 05.20 seconds, set by Kenyan star Faith Kipyegon in Paris earlier this summer.
Kipyegon’s compatriot, Beatrice Chebet, finished second in the race, with a time of 14 minutes and 05.92 seconds – just under the previous world record.
But it was the reigning 10,000m champion Tsegay who would take the win, setting a sharp pace throughout and notably hitting world record pace with three laps to go.
She would then pull away from her direct pursuer, Chebet, while Tsegay would improve her previous personal best in the race by 12 seconds.
Gudaf Tsegay (pictured) broke the world record in the women’s 5000 meters on Sunday during the Diamond League final in Oregon, US.
The 26-year-old won the race with a time of 14 minutes and 00.21 seconds, five seconds faster than the previous world record
Tsegay powered through and improved her previous personal best in the race by 12 seconds
Not long after her victory, another world record was broken, with Armand Duplantis claiming the men’s pole vault title, clearing 5.62m and 5.82m before raising the bar an inch above his previous record to 6.23m , and he made no mistake when he cleared the bar. marking.
It was the 23-year-old’s seventh world record in the past four years, with the Olympic champion claiming his first title at the Eugene circuit in July 2022.
After winning the event, the Swedish athlete said he would be drinking right now instead of focusing his thoughts on his chances of winning at the Paris Olympics next year.
‘I don’t think so much about next year; I’m going to enjoy this moment and tonight with my family. Next year is next year,” he said.
Keely Hodgkinson of Great Britain finished second in the women’s 800m, while Shericka Jackson of Jamaica claimed the double in the 100m and 200m.
Great Britain’s Zac Shaw also won a silver medal in the 100 meters para-athletics on Sunday.
Armand Duplantis captured the men’s pole vault title and his seventh world record in the past four years