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- Joshua Cheptegei knocks six seconds off men’s 10,000m record
- Letesenbet Gidey takes four seconds off women’s 5,000m time
Two world records were smashed within an astonishing hour in Spain on Wednesday as Nike’s controversial track spikes again proved a gamechanger for athletics.
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Written by Sean Ingle
This news first appeared on https://www.theguardian.com/sport/2020/oct/07/cheptegui-and-gidey-smash-world-track-records-using-controversial-spikes under the title “Cheptegei and Gidey smash world track records using controversial spikes”. Bolchha Nepal is not responsible or affiliated towards the opinion expressed in this news article.