Tsegay Gudaf Of Ethiopia Breaks Women’s 5000M World Record: Creates History
Tsegay Gudaf breaks Kenyan Faith Kipyegon’s world record in the 5000m race. This Ethiopian woman sprinter created history at the Eugene Diamond League finale that took place at Hayward Field on 17th September. The crowd was ecstatic to witness Gudaf’s victory as she created the world record in the same field where she bagged the gold at the World Championship last year.
To break Kenyan Faith Kipyegon’s world record made in June, Tsegay Gudaf defeated Beatrice Chebet from Kenya and Ejgayehu Taye of Ethiopia. Here are the records of the top three finishers at the race.
| Name Of The Player | Country | Finishing Time |
|---|---|---|
| Tsegay Gudaf | Ethiopia | 14 minutes 00.21 seconds |
| Beatrice Chebet | Kenya | 14 minutes 05.92 seconds |
| Ejgayehu Taye | Ethiopia | 14 minutes 21.52 seconds |
Tsegay said, “My focus today is world record.” She further mentioned that her next attempt would be finishing the 5000M distance within fourteen minutes.
“… I’m very hungry in my mind,” Uttered the world record-holding sprinter.
Tsegay looked promising from the very beginning of the race, and she started with a massive pace. Chebet, who eventually finished the race in second position, pushed her when they moved ahead from the chasing pack. Chebet had earlier secured the third position at the Budapest World Championship.
Nonetheless, things started taking turns in the favor of Tsegay Gudaf when it was around 800 meters to finish the race. She fought against the time and made all the spectators at the Hayward Field stand on their feet.
She left the rest of the sprinters in the race far behind when she powered through the last lap. Finally, she finished her race in 14 minutes 00.21 seconds to beat Faith Kipyegon’s world record by five seconds. Faith Kipyegon had set the previous world record at the Paris Diamond League.
Another record was created at the event as Beatrice Chebet of Kenya finished the race in second position in 14 minutes and 5.92 seconds. It was the third-fastest time recorded ever.
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