ELIAS KAYONDO
Ugandan Athlete Joshua Cheptegei has set a new 10km road world record after posting 26:38 at the Valencia Marathon.
Kenya’s Leonard Komon had set the previous record in 2010 but the East African compatriot slashed it by six seconds this time round.
Cheptegei also holds the 15km road world record set last year in Netherlands.
He is also the 2019 World Cross Country and 10km World Champion.
The Ugandan excelled at the IAAF world Championships in Doha Qatar when he beat 18 other men to the Men’s 10’000M acclode within 26:48:36.
He also previously won the world cross country title in Aarhus and claimed diamond League 500M title.
Cheptegei also broke the 15km road world record last year in Nijmegen-Netherlands when he set a new 41:05 record.
This year alone, the pacy runner has won four international medals for Uganda.
