Joshua Cheptegei sets new 10k WR

On the same track shortly after Letesenbet Gidey's new women's 5000m WR of 14:06.62

the gun sounded for the start of the men's 10,000m and Joshua Cheptegei races off to set a new WR of 26:11.00.

reeled off 25 laps in an average of less than 63 seconds a lap. This beats Kenenisa Bekele’s 5000m world record at by taking 6.53 seconds from his 2005 mark of 26:17.53.