Sensational Agnes Jebet Ngetich breaks 10km road race World Record
14th January 2024
Ngetich smashed the 10 kilometres road race world record by an astonishing 28 seconds.
- Ngetich clocked 28:46* at the 10K Valencia Ibercaja, a World Athletics Label road race.
- She became the first woman in the history of the discipline to run the race in less than 29 minutes.
- The previous world record of 29:14 was held by Ethiopian runner Yalemzerf Yehualaw who set the mark in 2022 i
Kenyan runner Agnes Jebet Ngetich produced a scintillating performance on Sunday 14 January 2024 to smash the women’s 10km road race world record in an amazing fashion by running 28:46* at the 10K Valencia Ibercaja, a World Athletics Label road race,
Ngetich and her compatriot Emmaculate Anyango took control of the 10K Valencia Ibercaja race from an earlier stage and never looked back as they opened a huge gap between themselves and the rest of the competitors.
The 22-year-old stepped on the gas at the last kilometre of the race and went on to stop the clock at a world record time of 28:46.
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In addition, Ngetich became the first woman in the history of the discipline to run the race in less than 29 minutes.
The previous world record of 29:14 was held by Ethiopian runner Yalemzerf Yehualaw. Yehualaw had set the mark in 2022 in Castellon two years ago.
Reacting after achieving the incredible feat, a delighted Ngetich said that she did not expect to run that fast.
“I am so happy, I did not expect the world record. I just wanted to improve my time. I am so happy to run a world record of 28:46,” she commented.
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The one-time World Cross Country Championships bronze medalist added that her attention now shifts to two big events coming up later this year.
“I am going to focus on the Paris Olympic Games after the world cross country championships,” ended Ngetich.
Anyango settled for a second position in a personal best time of 28:57 ahead of compatriot Lilian Kasait (29:35) to ensure Kenya completed a clean podium sweep.
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In the men’s category, Uganda’s Jacob Kiplimo clinched the coveted title after running the bigger part of the race alone.
Kiplimo crossed the finishing line in 26:53 to narrowly miss the current world record of 26:24 that was set by Kenya’s Rhonex Kipruto four years ago at the same event.
Bahrain’s Birhanu Balew and Kenya’s Peter Mwaniki came in second and third, clocking 26:59 and 27:00 respectively.
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