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Sifan Hassan breaks women's 10,000 metres World Record

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Netherlands' Sifan Hassan competes on her way to victory (Photo by Martin Bureau, AFP)

Netherlands' Sifan Hassan has broken the women’s 10,000 metres World Record by 10.63 seconds after crossing the finish line first at Continental Tour Meet in Hengelo, Netherlands.

The Ethiopian-born runner clocked 29 minutes, 6.82 seconds, eclipsing compatriot Almaz Ayana’s record of 29 minutes, 17.45 seconds set in the 2016 Rio de Janeiro Olympics.

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