Kenyan Athlete Agnes Ngetich Breaks World Document

Kenyan athlete Agnes Ng’etich has turn out to be the primary lady in historical past to run a 10-kilometer race in underneath 29 minutes.

World Athletics introduced on Sunday that Ng’etich shed off a powerful 28 seconds from the present report to clock 28:46 in the course of the10,000 Valencia Ibercaja 2024 race.

Her report now awaits the standard ratification procedures by the World Athletics.

“Kenya’s Agnes Ngetich smashes the ten kilometres highway race world report by an astonishing 28 seconds on the 10,000 Valencia Ibercaja 2024 and turns into the primary lady in historical past to interrupt 29 minutes,” introduced the athletics physique.

Shortly after successful the race, Sports activities CS Ababu Namwamba known as the athlete to congratulate her for the feat.

“Stepped out of church this blessed sunny Sunday to the gorgeous information of Agnes Ng’etich smashing the World Document within the10km Street Race in Valencia Spain,” Namwamba acknowledged.

“I’ve spoken with Agnes on the telephone to congratulate her on this excellent feat. The Complete of Kenya is pleased with you Agie.”

Ng’etich’s newest report succeeds the one she made in the course of the women-only world 10km report within the Trunsylvania, Romania.

On the race held in September final yr, the athlete ran for 29:24.

World Athletics indicated that Ngetich, 22, ‘confirmed her intent from the beginning and lined the primary 5km in 14:25 – 4 seconds sooner than the women-only world report for that distance.’

“The world report is a shock to me. I didn’t anticipate to get the world report. I simply wished a PB, low half-hour to interrupt the course report, however a world report is mostly a shock,” she acknowledged on the time.

With the win, the athlete stands to pocket Ksh5 million in step with President William Ruto’s order.