This archive report was first published on 13 May 2020.
On May 13, World Athletics officially ratified the world records set by Rhonex Kipruto over 5km and 10km.
These records were established during Kipruto's dominant performance at the 10k Valencia Ibercaja on January 12, where he broke the previous world records.
At the event, Kipruto covered the first 3km in 7:59, before dropping his competitors and continuing to push his pace. He reached the halfway point in 13:18, four seconds inside the previous world record of 13:22 set by Robert Keter in Lille on November 9, 2019.
Despite running alone for the second half, Kipruto increased his pace and covered the final five kilometres in 13:06, securing his world record in the 5km event.
His winning mark of 26:24 also took 14 seconds off the previous world 10km record of 26:38 set by Joshua Cheptegei in the same Spanish city on December 1, 2019.
"I'm over the moon," said Kipruto, who is coached by Colm O'Connell. "When I clocked 26:46 in Prague in 2018, I set myself the target of breaking the world 10km record and today my dream came true."
