Kenya Agnes Ngetich made history at the World Athletics Elite Label road race in Brasov, Romania, on Sunday, shattering the women-only world 10km record with an astounding time of 29:24.
The 22-year-old Ngetich sprinted through the initial 5km in a blazing 14:25, surpassing the previous world record for that distance by four seconds.
The former record was held by the late Agnes Tirop of Kenya in Herzogenaurach in 2021.
Ngetich’s compatriot, Catherine Reline, secured the second spot with a time of 30:14, while Uganda’s Joy Cheptoyek claimed third place at 30:34.
World Athletics noted, “As well as being the fastest women-only 10km, Ngetich’s time is the third-quickest by a woman in history, behind only the 29:14 run by Ethiopia’s Yalemzerf Yehualaw in a mixed race in Castellon last year and the 29:19 Yehualaw clocked in Valencia earlier this year.”
In the men’s race, Weldon Langat emerged as the victor.
