Balanced News: Ethiopia’s Tsegay sets new women’s 5,000m world record

Ethiopia’s Gudaf Tsegay has broken the women’s 5,000m world record, finishing in 14 minutes and 00.21 seconds, almost five seconds faster than the previous record set by Kenya’s Faith Kipyegon. Tsegay’s time was also nearly 12 seconds better than her personal best. Kenyan Beatrice Chebet came in second with the third-fastest time ever recorded. Tsegay expressed her goal of trying to go under 14 minutes next year. The Prefontaine Classic, held in late May, was the final event of the international Diamond League circuit and the last major international track and field competition before the Paris Olympics.