This Sunday, the Tata Steel Calcutta 25K was the scene of two new world records. The Kenyan Daniel Simiu Ebenyo and the Ethiopian Sutume Asefa Kebede They won the men’s and women’s races in 1:11:13 and 1:18:47, respectively, and set world best records for the distance. 25 kilometers.
The athletes also broke the course record and took home a check for $7,500 plus a bonus of $3,000 each.
“By the grace of God I have done something special here to break the circuit record. I thank the authorities for inviting me here. I dedicate this achievement to my girlfriend, whose support and encouragement helped me to get to where I am now,” said an emotional Daniel Ebenyo after the race.
Victor Kipruto Togomalso from Kenya, finished in second place and also bettered the previous event record with 1:12:26, followed by Tesfaye Demeke of Ethiopia in third place.
Ebenyu, which is at the beginning of This year he won two valuable silver medals At the World Championships in Budapest (10,000 m) and the World Half Marathon Championships in Riga, he often led the race.
Of the race of women, the Ethiopian Yalemzerf Yehualaw10K record holder, debuted at the 25K distance and started as favorite.
However, his teammate Sutume Asefa Kebede, who recently turned 29 and has no significant wins on the world stage, established himself in his second race at the distance.
Kebede stayed in the lead with his compatriot until the final kilometers of the race and applied pressure in the final stretch to win in 1:18:47. Yehualaw (1:19:26) and Betty Chepkemoi Kibet (1:21:43) from Kenya then behind him.
“I wanted to run faster, but in the end I was happy with my speed. It was a good course with good weather conditions that made it easier for me,” said Kebede.
Although World Athletics does not consider 25 km as an official distance for which the world record can be broken, the times achieved in the Indian city by Ebenyo and Kebede were the fastest in history over that distance.
Previously, the best times also belonged to Kenyan Dennis Kimetto with 1:11:18 and his compatriot Mary Jepkosgei Keitany in 1:19:53.
Source: La Verdad
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