Kipruto may challenge world 10k record

Nairobi:World 10,000m bronze medalist Rhonex Kipruto said on Thursday he may challenge the world record, which he set in Valencia, Spain in January.
Kipruto, 20, plans to challenge the record again to raise the bar higher, after Ugandan Joshua Cheptegei preyed on it but could only shake off the 5,000m mark.
Kipruto started the season in explosive fashion breaking the 10km world record at the Valencia road race.
“I hope we will return to training and then see what the season has in store. For now, it is hard to plan with the COVID-19 challenge and limited training. I am keen to plan trees to keep busy, but we will overcome the pandemic,” said Kipruto.
On Wednesday, World Athletics ratified Kipruto’s 5km (13:18) and 10km (26:24), as well as Sasha Zhoya’s world indoor Under-20 60m hurdles record of 7.34.
Kipruto’s world record marks came when winning at the 10k Valencia on Jan. 12. The Kenyan dominated the race, passing through 3km in 7:59 before dropping the last of his challengers. (Xinhua)