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Uganda’s Cheptegei surprise 5km world record

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Uganda's Joshua Kiprui Cheptegei celebrates taking silver after the men's 10,000m athletics event at the 2017 IAAF World Championships at the London Stadium in London on August 4, 2017. / AFP PHOTO / Kirill KUDRYAVTSEV

Uganda’s Joshua Cheptegei broke the 5km road world record in Monaco over the weekend.

The 10,000m world champion beat the existing world record by shaving 27 seconds off the recent record set by Kenyan runner Rhonex Kipruto.

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