Sebastian Sawe clocked an impressive 26.49 last month, which puts the World 10K Bengaluru men's course record of 27:38 held by Nicholas Kipkorir Kimeli (Kenya) last year at risk.
The Kenyan set a world mark of 26:24 in January 2020 in Valencia (Spain), a year after claiming the 10,000m track bronze at the World Athletics Championship in Doha
Kenya's Nicholas Kipkorir Kimeli and Irene Cheptai will return to defend their men's and women's crowns respectively at the World 10K Bengaluru on Sunday, May 21, after winning the prestigious World Athletics Gold Label Road Race, with course records last year.
Bengaluru (Karnataka) [India], May 16 (ANI): Kenya's Nicholas Kipkorir Kimeli and Irene Cheptai smashed into the record book by running the entire course in the 14th edition of the World 10K Bengaluru 2022, clocking 27:38 and 30:35 minutes respectively.
Bengaluru (Karnataka) [India], May 15 (ANI): Kenya's Nicholas Kipkorir Kimeli and Irene Cheptai ran course records of 27:38 and 30:35 respectively at the 14th edition of the TCS World 10K Bengaluru 2022 - a World Athletics Elite Label Race - on Sunday.
Bengaluru (Karnataka) [India], May 10 (ANI): TCS World 10K Bengaluru 2022 organisers announced the full elite field for World Athletics Elite Label Race on Monday.