Rising Ethiopian star, Yalenzerf Yehualaw, smashed the 10km world record at the Castellón race in Spain on Sunday, 27 February 2022.
The world half-marathon bronze medalist broke the ribbon in a time of 29 minutes 14 seconds, shaving off 24 seconds from the previous record of 29:38 set last year by Ethiopian counterpart, Bahrain Kalkidan Gezahegne.
El presidente de la Diputación de Castellón, @presidentjmarti, ha felicitado a la atleta etíope Yalemzerf Yehualaw por su victoria en la 10K Facsa Castelló y por haber batido el récord mundial de la categoría. pic.twitter.com/4UWHV8Q5FB
— Diputació de Castelló (@dipcas) February 27, 2022
Yehualaw is the first woman in history to dip under the 29:30 barrier on the road.
The Kenyan quartert of Vicoty Chepngeno, Mercy Cherono, Naomi Chepngeno and Valentine Jebet completed the women’s top five.
Castellón 10km Women Results
1. Yalemzerf Yehualaw (ETH) 29:14
2. Vicoty Chepngeno (KEN) 30:14
3. Mercy Cherono (KEN) 30:48
4. Naomi Chepngeno (KEN) 31:33
5. Valentine Jebet (KEN) 32:51
Photo 1 Caption: Rising Ethiopian star, Yalenzerf Yehualaw, smashed the world 10km record at the Castellón race in Spain on Sunday, 27 February 2022. Photo: NN Running (website)
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