The Spanish athlete Thierry Ndikumwenayo search beat the Spanish record in the new edition of the Ibiza-Platja d’en Bossa 10K race which will be held on February 9, as reported by the organization on Tuesday in a press release.
His goal is to beat the 27:44 achieved by Abdessamad Oukhelfen in Valencia at the start of 2024 and they awarded him the recognition of the new Spanish 10K record holder.
The Ibizan testwhich this year reached its fifth edition, tHe currently has the best time of 27:18 from Kenyan Benson Kiplangat in 2023 and, on this same circuit, Adel Mechaal set a time of 27:50 in 2022, remaining only two seconds from the record, defended at the time by Aragonese Toni Abadía (27:48).
Ndikumwenayo will be coming to Ibiza for the first time to try to prove his status as best national distance runner of the moment after breaking the Spanish record of 10,000 meters (26:49.49) at the Paris Olympics, becoming the first Spaniard under 27 minutes.
The ‘Tiger’ nickname has also shown its world-class quality at other distances, including national 3,000 meter record with 7:25.93, personal best in the 5,000 meters with 12:48.10 and stay Just 3 seconds off the Spanish record (59:42) in a half marathonthey remember from the organization.
At the event in Ibiza, he can also attack the European record with a challenge to surpass the 27:04 achieved by Frenchman Etienne Daguinos last November in Lille, France.
The athlete will be accompanied by Rodrigue Kwizera, who will play the role of a hare. to try to achieve success.
Source: La Verdad
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