Valencia continues to be a talisman to achieve great marks in athletics and this time it is Agnes Ngetich the great rival to his stratospheric world record of 10 kilometers. The Kenyan arrived in the Turia Capital in good shape, but no one could have imagined the magnitude of his success at the start of the Olympic season. Ngetich He won the test with a time of 28’46 (28 seconds faster than the previous record of Yalemzerf Yehualaw), as the first woman in history to break the 29-minute barrier on any type of surface. Let’s remember that the world record for 10,000m on the track is held by an Ethiopian Letesenbet Gidey with 29’01”03.
“I’m very happy. “I didn’t think I could achieve this world record,” he said. Ngetich obviously excited after achieving victory. “My goal was to set a personal best and have a time of 29’14, but I very happy of being able to run in 28 minutes. “I didn’t expect this at all,” he said.
The second classified in Valencia, Emmaculate Anyango He also broke the 29-minute barrier and the current world record by crossing the finish line in 28’57, a massive feat that was eclipsed by Ngetich’s victory. In the case of the winner, in addition, he also achieved the world record while going through the 5 kilometer partial (mixed race) with a time of 14’13 and equaled the record achieved by Beatrice Chebet a few days ago at the Cursa dels Nassos (women’s race only). Ngetich’s main goal for the start of this season is to achieve gold at the World Cross Country Championships in Belgrade on March 24 and then fully focus on the Paris 2024 Games.
Oukhelfen achieved the Spanish record
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Another of the great stars of the morning of Valencia was the Catalan Abdessamad Oukhelfen, who managed to beat the 10-kilometer Spanish record of Toni Abadia (27’48) in the force for six years to leave it at 27′ 44.
Despite his historical record, the Spaniard could not go beyond the 13th position overall, showing that the 10k Ibercaja de Valencia This is the fastest race in the world. To get on the podium, it needs to go over 27 minutes, times so fast that they could be worth an Olympic medal at Paris 2024 in the 10,000m. The victory went to the Ugandan Jacob Kiplimo with 26’48, followed by Birhanu Balew with 26’57 and Peter Aila with 26’59.
Oukhelfen He ran at an average speed of 2.46 per kilometer and outlasted his particular Spanish rival. Ilias FIFA, who was 15th overall with 27’50. The performance of the Uruguayan – but brought up in Girona – was also highlighted. Santiago Catrofe, 20th in the table with 28’04. Another great fact that the Valencia race left us is that the 85 first classified fell below the 30 minute barrier, a fact that shows the level of participation in this test, which is higher every year.
Source: La Verdad
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