Ethiopia’s Gudaf Tsegay set the second senior world record of her career and her first outdoors, smashing the world 5000m record with a remarkable 14:00.21* run at the Diamond League Final in Eugene, USA, on Sunday, 17 September 2023.
In the second track final of packed second day of action at Hayward Field, the world 10,000m champion took almost five seconds off the world record of 14:05.20 that 2023 Momentum gsport Awards DP World African Woman in Sport winner Faith Kipyegon set in Paris in June.
Tsegay crossed the line in 14:00.21, while Kenya’s Beatrice Chebet followed in 14:05.92, the third-fastest performance of all time and just outside Kipyegon’s previous world record.
“I was really angry to not bring back two medals from the World Championships, but I knew from our training I had a lot of potential to do something with my fitness,” said Tsegay, who finished 13th in the 5000m final in Budapest after winning her 10,000m title.
“Even though the conditions weren’t perfect (in Eugene), we thought we could do it.”
Photo 1 Caption: Ethiopia’s Gudaf Tsegay set the second senior world record of her career and her first outdoors, smashing the world 5000m record with a remarkable 14:00.21* run at the Diamond League Final in Eugene on Sunday, 17 September 2023. Photo: World Athletics (Instagram)
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