10,000 metres
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The 10,000 metres or the 10,000-metre run is a common long-distance track running event. The event is part of the athletics programme at the Olympic Games and the World Athletics Championships, and is
10,000 metres at 2000 Summer Olympics, Sydney
Taisto Mäki from Finland breaks the 30-minute barrier in Helsinki on 17 September 1939.
Kenenisa Bekele (right), the former 10,000 m world record holder.
Beatrice Chebet
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Beatrice Chebet is a Kenyan long-distance runner and world record holder in the 5000 meters, 10,000 meters, and road 5k. She won gold medals in both the 5000 and 10,000 m at the 2024 Summer Olympics a
10,000 metres
…world record for men is held by Joshua Cheptegei of Uganda in 26:11.00, set in Valencia, Spain on 7 October 2020. For women, the world record is held by Beatrice Chebet of Kenya, in 28:54.14, set in Eugene, Oregon, on 25 May 2024. The 10,000 metres demands exceptional levels of aerobic endurance, and elite athletes…
Chebet at the 2022 World Championships in Eugene