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Kenya's Beatrice Chebet sets world record in 10,000 meters

EUGENE, Ore. (AP) 鈥� Beatrice Chebet of Kenya set a world record in the 10,000 meters at the Prefontaine Classic meet on Saturday, finishing in 28 minutes, 54.14 seconds. Chebet bested the previous record of 29.01.
Anne M. Peterson, The Associated Press
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Beatrice Chebet of Kenya, celebrates her world record in the 10,000 with a time of 28:54.14, during the Prefontaine Classic track and field meet Saturday, May 25, 2024, in Eugene, Ore. Gudaf Tsegay, left, of Ethiopia came in second and celebrates with Chebet. (AP Photo/Thomas Boyd)

EUGENE, Ore. (AP) 鈥� Beatrice Chebet of Kenya set a world record in the 10,000 meters at the Prefontaine Classic meet on Saturday, finishing in 28 minutes, 54.14 seconds.

Chebet bested the previous record of 29.01.03 set by Ethiopia's Letesenbet Gidey at FBK Stadium in the Netherlands on June 8, 2021.

Chebet finished ahead of Gudaf Tsegay of Ethiopia, who finished in 29:05.92 in cloudy and cool temperatures at Eugene's Hayward Field.

Chebet, 24, won the silver medal at the 5,000 meters at the world championships at Hayward Field in 2022. She won the bronze in the event at the worlds last year in Budapest.

The Prefontaine Classic is the lone American stop on the international Diamond League series.

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Anne M. Peterson, The Associated Press