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5km road world record: Beatrice Chepkoech sets new women’s…

Steeplechase world champion Beatrice Chepkoech has broken the women's 5km road world record, finishing the Monaco Run in 14 minutes 43 seconds. The Kenyan, who also holds the 3,000m steeplechase world record, battled windy conditions with assistance from male pacemaker Luuk Maas. The 29-year-old took a second off the previous mark set by Sifan Hassan at the same event in 2019. "I'm so happy because I didn't expect it," said Chepkoech. "It was cold and there was a lot of wind, but my