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Rhonex Kipruto sets record in New York race eclipsing compatriots

Rhonex Kipruto celebrates after winning the New York 10-K race. [Photo: Courtesy]

18 year old Kenyan runner Rhonex Kipruto broke a 16-year old record when he won the UAE Healthy Kidney 10-K race in New York yesterday.

Kipruto beat other competitors to break the tape at 27:08 at New York City’s Central Park to rewrite history by eclipsing 27:11 record that was set by Sammy Kipketer in New Orleans in 2002.

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