Post by Carl LaFong on Jun 6, 2021 15:08:50 GMT
www.bbc.co.uk/sport/athletics/57377392
Dutch runner Sifan Hassan broke the women's 10,000m world record by more than 10 seconds on Sunday.
Hassan, 28, ran 29 minutes 06.82 seconds at the FBK Games in Hengelo, the Netherlands, to beat the time of 29:17.45 set by Ethiopia's Almaz Ayana at the 2016 Olympics.
"To run this world record here today in Hengelo is something I could only dream of," said Ethiopia-born Hassan.
"I am so happy to share this record in front of my Dutch fans."
Dutch runner Sifan Hassan broke the women's 10,000m world record by more than 10 seconds on Sunday.
Hassan, 28, ran 29 minutes 06.82 seconds at the FBK Games in Hengelo, the Netherlands, to beat the time of 29:17.45 set by Ethiopia's Almaz Ayana at the 2016 Olympics.
"To run this world record here today in Hengelo is something I could only dream of," said Ethiopia-born Hassan.
"I am so happy to share this record in front of my Dutch fans."