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Chebet shatters women's 5km world record in Barcelona

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World cross country champion Beatrice Chebet.[Xinhua]

Kenya's Beatrice Chebet smashed the women's 5km world record at the Cursa dels Nassos road race in Barcelona on Sunday, clocking 14 minutes 13 seconds.

The 23-year-old world cross-country champion eclipsed the previous women-only record of 14:29 set by Ethiopia's Senbere Teferi in September by 16 seconds.

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