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Agnes Ngetich breaks women-only 10 km world record
Kenyan long-distance runner Agnes Ngetich.
Photo credit: Jared Nyataya | Nation Media Group
What you need to know:
- Ngetich clocked 29 minutes and 27 seconds to break the late Agnes Jebet Tirop's record of 30:01 set in 2021.
- Ngetich had clocked a time of 29:24 two years back in the women-only 10km race but the record was not ratified.
Kenyan long-distance runner Agnes Ngetich smashed the 10km world record in Herzogenaurach on Saturday, becoming the first woman to run the distance in under 30 minutes in a women-only race.
Ngetich, 24, clocked a time of 29 minutes and 27 seconds, breaking late Agnes Jebet Tirop's record of 30:01 set in the same German town in 2021.
