In a one-off event dedicated to breaking two world records, Uganda’s Joshua Cheptegei and Ethiopia’s Letesenbet Gidey delivered in style.
“It was my dream. We are trying to write history on the track and make people to know that track is still exciting,” the 10,000m world champion, said after.
Asked if this moment means he has ‘achieve greatness’ in athletics, he replied:
“I think this is just the foundation of what I want to achieve in years to come.”
Before that, Gidey crossed the line in 14:06:65 to smash Tirunesh Dibaba’s 12-year-old world record of 14:11:15 in the women’s 5,000m.
The Ethiopian was a picture of calm from the starting gun to the finish line, upping the pace on each lap to finish almost five seconds ahead of the previous best time.
“This is a long-term dream and I’m very happy,” the 22-year-old said.
“It is very nice
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