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Ethiopian runner Yalemzer Yehualov breaks 10km world record

Russia (bbabo.net), - Stayer with an unpronounceable first and last name is only 22 years old. Yalemzer usually runs longer distances. She is especially good at half marathons. But at the competitions in the Spanish resort town of Costillon, which is located on the Mediterranean coast, she went to the start of the 10-kilometer cross. In the race, as it has now become fashionable, both men and several women participated.

Yalemzer Yehualov, as reported in a World Athletics press release, set the highest pace, running the first five kilometers in 14 minutes 28 seconds. She managed to keep pace until the finish line, winning with a world record time of 29 minutes and 14 seconds.

The Ethiopian runner became the first athlete to break the 29:30 mark that was considered "enchanted" for women.

Ethiopian runner Yalemzer Yehualov breaks 10km world record