by: Watch Athletics Sunday, 07 November 2021 Dawit Seyaum of Ethiopia set a new women’s road 5km record in a mixed gender race with 14:41 on Saturday, November 6 at the Urban Trail in Lille, France. The 25-year-old Seyaum, who specializes in the 1500m shaved two seconds from Beatrice Chepkoech’s world record of 14:43. World leader in the women’s steeplechase Norah Jeruto of Kenya took seconds in 14:43 with African 5000m bronze medallist Meskerem Mamo in third in 14:55. Senbere Teferi is the women-only world 5km record with 14:29 from two weeks ago in Herzogenaurach. In the men’s 5km race,
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