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After Mohammed Ahmed fell off the back with 500 meters to go, the group was still five, single file, ... 2019 World Athletics Championships – Men's 10,000 metres.
Sydney McLaughlin-Levrone being greeted with a "World records are my favorite food" sign at the 2022 World Athletics Championships. World Athletics (then IAAF) commenced the recognition of world records in 1912, and indoor world records after 1987. In 2000, IAAF rule 260.18a (formerly 260.6a) was amended, so that "world records" (as opposed to ...
Four winners of the 10,000 m have completed a long-distance double by also winning the 5000 metres at the World Championships in Athletics: Tirunesh Dibaba was the first to do so in 2005, Kenenisa Bekele became the first man to do so in 2009, and Vivian Cheruiyot (2011) and Mo Farah (2013/2015) followed at the subsequent editions.
World record Joshua Cheptegei (UGA) 26:11.00: Valencia, Spain: 7 October 2020 Championship record Kenenisa Bekele (ETH) 26:46.31: Berlin, Germany: 17 August 2009 World Leading Grant Fisher (USA) 26:33.84: San Juan Capistrano, United States: 6 March 2022 African Record Joshua Cheptegei (UGA) 26:11.00: Valencia, Spain: 7 October 2020 Asian Record
Ethiopia's Almaz Ayana smashed the world record to win the Olympic 10,000 meters title, shining in one of the greatest ever long-distance races. Ethiopia's Ayana shatters world record to win 10 ...
Two IAAF world championship events preceded the inaugural edition of the World Championships in Athletics in 1983. The 1976 World Championships had just one event – the men's 50 kilometres walk which was dropped from the Olympic programme for the 1976 Summer Olympics and the IAAF responded by setting up their own contest.
World Athletics will become the first international sports governing body to award prize money to Olympic gold medalists starting at the Paris 2024 Games. World Athletics introduces $50,000 prize ...
For women, the world record is held by Beatrice Chebet of Kenya, in 28:54.14, set in Eugene, Oregon, on 25 May 2024. [ 2 ] The 10,000 metres demands exceptional levels of aerobic endurance, and elite athletes typically train in excess of 160 km (100 miles) a week.