Bahrain's Kalkidan Gezahegne breaks women's 10km World record with 29:38
Bahrain's Kalkidan Gezahegne won the Giants Geneva 10km road race in 29 minutes 38 seconds and broke the World record on Sunday.
The Ethiopian-born Gezahegne, shaved five seconds from the previous mark of 29:43 set by Kenya's Joyciline Jepkosgei back in 2017.
The 30-year-old Gezahegne won 10,000m silver medal at the Tokyo Olympics behind Sifan Hassan.
Agnes Tirop of Kenya, who just two weeks ago set a new record for women-only 10km race with a time of 30.01, took second place in 30:20 with her compatriot Celliphine Chespol in third in 30:28.
In the men's race Kenya's half marathon world record holder Kibiwott Kandie claimed the victory in 26:51. Felix Kipkoech took second in 26:57 while Boniface Kibiwott was third with 27:13.
See the complete race results here.
Top Results women
| Rank | Name | Nation | Gross Time |
|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | Gezahegne, Kalkidan | BRN | 29:38 WR |
| 2 | Tirop, Agnes | KEN | 30:20 |
| 3 | Chespol, Celliphine | KEN | 30:28 |
| 4 | Seyaum, Dawit | ETH | 31:25 |
| 5 | Bekele, Helen | ETH | 31:44 |
| 6 | Nadolska, Karolina | POL | 32:40 |
| 7 | Lauwaert, Nina | NED | 33:58 |
| 8 | Hodgkinson, Danielle | GBR | 35:21 |
| 9 | Kiprop, Joan Jepkorir | KEN | 38:57 |
| 10 | Thomas, Rebekah | SUI | 39:21 |
Top Results men
| Rank | Name | Nation | Time |
|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | Kandie, Kibiwott | KEN | 26:51 |
| 2 | Kipkoech, Felix | KEN | 26:57 |
| 3 | Kibiwott, Boniface | KEN | 27:13 |
| 4 | Riva, Pietro | ITA | 28:06 |
| 5 | Amdouni, Mohrad | FRA | 28:32 |
| 6 | Leguen, Morgan | SUI | 28:33 |
| 7 | Chiappinelli, Yohanes | ITA | 28:47 |
| 8 | Frere, Medhi | FRA | 28:49 |
| 9 | Vercauteren, Sander | BEL | 28:50 |
| 10 | Dely, Arnaud | BEL | 28:57 |
Full race video
