Gudaf Tsegay 5000m world record with 14: at Diamond League champion Final at Eugene Gudaf Tsegay destroys 5000m world record at Eugene Diamond League Final with 14: World champion Gudaf Tsegay smashed the women's 5,000m world record at the Eugene Diamond League Final in Oregon on Sunday, winning in 14:. EUGENE, Oregon, (Sept. 17) – Ethiopian long-distance star Gudaf Tsegay set a new world record in the women’s 5000m, clocking an astonishing 14: at the Eugene Diamond League Final on Sunday. The 26-year-old athlete eclipsed the previous record by nearly five seconds, while just missed becoming the first woman to break the 14-minute barrier in the event. Gudaf Tsegay’s performance was the second senior world record of her career, following her 2021 world indoor 1500m record. The world 10,000m champion followed the fast pace early on, guided by American pacemakers Elise Cranny and Sinclaire Johnson, who took the field through the first 1000m in 2: and 20
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