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Kipruto rules in 10km race

Rhonex Kipruto on his way to win men's 10000m finals at Ratina Stadium, Tampere, Finland on July 10, 2018. [Photo: Dennis Okeyo, Standard]

World U20 champion Rhonex Kipruto sped to a convincing victory at the Birell Prague Grand Prix, confirming his status as one of the world’s most promising distance runners by coming within two seconds of the world record at the IAAF Gold Label road race over the weekend.

His winning time of 26:46 is the second-fastest 10km performance in history behind Leonard Komon’s 26:44 world record from 2010. It also improves on the world U20 best of 27:08 set by Kipruto himself earlier this year.

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