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Beatrice Chebet sets 10,000m world record in Eugene

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Beatrice Chebet celebrates after breaking the women's 10,000m record. [Word Athletics]

Beatrice Chebet shattered the women's 10,000m world record at the Prefontaine Classic Diamond League athletics meeting on Saturday.

The 24-year-old Kenyan clocked an extraordinary 28 minutes and 54.14 seconds, surpassing the previous record of 29:01.03 set by Ethiopia's Letesenbet Gidey in June 2021.

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