Joshua Cheptegei sets 5km road world record in Monaco:
Uganda`s world 10,000m champion Joshua Cheptegei created history by setting a 5km road world record in Monaco. He ran 12 minutes 51 seconds and smashed the previous record, set by Kenya`s Rhonex Kipruto by clocking 13:22.
Jimmy Gressier of France finished second in Monaco with a European record. He clocked 13:18. Also, Britain`s Nick Goolab finished third in a new British record of 13:27.
Joshua Kiprui Cheptegei:
Ugandan long-distance runner Joshua Kiprui Cheptegei won silver in the 10000 m run at the 2017 World championship in London. In 2018, he also set a world record for the 15 km road race. In 2019, he became the World Cross Country champion.
Mondo Duplantis breaks own pole vault world record, Clears 6.18m:
Mondo Duplantis smashed his own world pole vault record for the second time in a week at the 2020 World Indoor Tour, Glasgow Grand Prix. He cleared 6.18m. He easily beat his own mark of 6.17m which he set in Poland 2020. He was awarded a $30,000 bonus from World Athletics.
Mondo Duplantis:
In 2019 he broke the NCAA indoor and outdoor records and won the NCAA indoor championship. In October 2019, Duplantis won a silver medal in the pole vault at the IAAF World Championships in Doha, Qatar in 2019.