The French Jimmy Gressiercontinental 5-kilometer record holder, this Sunday broke the European 10 km record on the route by recording the time of 27:07 at the Lille Half Marathon (France).
Gressier, 26, won the 10k race against Kenyan Jacob Krop and broke the European record for the distance held by the French-Swiss Julien Wanders with 27:13 from January 12, 2020 in Valencia.
“The race was quite complicated to manage but as time goes by I do better and have more confidence. Today I started slower than expected but I learned from my past mistakes and was rewarded with a great record. I hope there are others,” said Gressier at the end of the exam.
Gressier ran to a average speed of 2:43 per kilometerfrom less to more and ending with a sprint that gave him victory in the final meters of the test.
“I am very grateful to the people who support me, especially my family, my partners, my friends especially in recent days. The road to the European Championships in Rome and the Olympic Games in Paris has really started and I can’t wait to be there” he wrote. the Frenchman in his social networks.
The athlete born in Boulogne-sur-Mer, finalist with fourth place in the 10,000 meters at the absolute European Championships in Munich 2022, added this success to a professional career in which the three European under-23 cross country championships between 2017 and 2019 and two tracks at 5,000 and 10,000also from the same category.
Source: La Verdad
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