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    Double Olympic champion Beatrice Chebet has beaten the women's 5-kilometre world record with a time of 13 minutes 54 seconds at a road race in Barcelona

    Double Olympic champion Beatrice Chebet has beaten the women's 5-kilometre world record with a time of 13 minutes 54 seconds at a road race in Barcelona


    The 24-year-old had set the previous mark a year to the day at the same event.

    © 2026 Newstalk ZB, NZCity

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