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Rhonex Kipruto of Kenya reacts after crossing the finish line to win the men's 10,000m race during the IAAF Diamond League competition on May 30, 2019 in Stockholm, Sweden. [Photo by Fredrik SANDBERG / TT NEWS AGENCY / AFP]
At just 20 years old, Rhonex Kipruto makes giant strides that would ride him to the pinnacle of world distance running.
On Wednesday, World Athletics ratified his 26:24 world record in 10km, a feat he recorded at the Valencia Ibercaja in January this year.
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