What was the previous 5km record before Cheptegei broke it?
13:00
12:60
12:59
13:00
Answer
The previous record for the men's 5 km was 13:00, set by Joshua Cheptegei on 14 August 2020 in Monaco. The previous record had stood for nearly two decades, since Hicham El Guerrouj ran 13:03 in Rome in 1998. Cheptegei's record is the third-fastest time in history, behind only El Guerrouj's world record of 12:35 and the indoor world record of 12:37, set by Joshua Cheptegei in 2021.
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