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Joshua Cheptegei makes history, smashes Kenenisa Bekele’s 10,000 metres World Record

Athletics - 2019 IAAF World Cross Country Championships - Aarhus, Denmark - March 30, 2019. Uganda's Joshua Cheptegei poses with the winners' medal after winning the men's race. [REUTERS/Aleksandra Szmigiel]

Uganda’s Joshua Cheptegei made history on Wednesday night after breaking Kenenisa Bekele’s 10,000 metres world record.

Cheptegei smashed the World Record clocking a sensational 26 minutes 11.02 seconds at the Valencia World Record Day.

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