Bahrain’s Kalkidan Gezahegne won the Giants Geneva 10K in 29 minutes 38 seconds on Sunday, beating the previous world record for a women’s 10k road race when men are also competing.
The 30-year-old Ethiopian-born runner took 5 seconds off Kenyan Joyciline Jepkosgei’s previous 29.43 record.
Agnes Tirop, who last month set a new record for women-only races at the distance in a time of 30.01, finished second with her fellow Kenyan Celliphine Chespol third.
Kenya’s half marathon world record holder Kibiwott Kandie won the men’s race in 26 minutes, 51 seconds.
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