(Reuters) – South Africa’s Stephen Mokoka, who had by no means run a 50km race earlier than, broke the world record on dwelling soil in Gqeberha on Sunday.
Mokoka, 37, crossed the end line in two hours, 40 minutes and 13 seconds, beating the record set by Ethiopian Ketema Bekele Negasa (2:42:07) on the similar occasion final 12 months.
“I’m drained,” Mokoka, a three-times Olympian, mentioned. “It’s a great distance and I do not understand how I’m going to really feel later, however I loved it.”
Ethiopia’s Amelework Fikadu Bosho dominated the ladies’s race to complete in a time of three:04:58, practically 4 minutes forward of the remainder however 34 seconds in need of the world record.
(Reporting by Rohith Nair in Bengaluru, enhancing by Ed Osmond)
