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Mali
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Ghana
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Canada
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Kenya
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Detailed explanation-1: -The 3000m steeplechase world champion has set a 5km road world record winning the Monaco Run in 14 minutes 43 seconds. The 29-year old Kenyan, who also holds the steeplechase world record on the track, battled cool and windy conditions on Sunday to shave one second off Sifan Hassan’s mark also set in Monaco in 2019.
Detailed explanation-2: -As for a 5k road race, the current men’s record is 12:49, held by Ethiopia’s Berihu Aregawi. This recent record was set on December 31, 2021. Now, on to the women. The current 5000-meter world record holder is Ethiopia’s Letesenbet Gidey, with a time of 14:06.62.
Detailed explanation-3: -Hicham El Guerrouj is the current men’s record holder for the Imperial mile with his time of 3:43.13, while Sifan Hassan has the women’s record of 4:12.33.