Agnes Jebet makes history in the Valencia Ibercaja race in Spain.

It is a happy day for Kenyans as Agnes Jebet Ngetich made history in the streets of Valencia after becoming the first woman to break the 29-minute barrier in the 10km race.

She clocked in at 28:46 at the 10k Valencia Ibercaja, a World Athletics Label rod race that went down yesterday the 14th of January.

The 22-year-old athlete took 28 seconds off Yalemzerf Yehualaw’s world record of 29:14, which she set in Castellon, Spain, back in 2022.

The World cross-country bronze medallist was paced in the Spanish coastal city by her compatriot Japheth Kipkemboi Kosgei. The first world record fell halfway as Ngetich went through the 5km checkpoint in 14:13.

In a post-race interview, Ngetich said: “I am so happy. I didn’t expect this world record. I was coming to improve my time, at least somewhere around 29:14, but I am happy that I ran a world record of 28 minutes. I didn’t expect this.”

Ngetich will now focus on the World Athletics Cross Country Championships in Belgrade, Serbia in March and then on the Paris 2024 Olympic Games.

Meanwhile, over 10 women gathered to take on the challenging course with hopes of making an impact. The youngster had her sights set on breaking the world record.

The race saw Ngetich and Emmaculate Anyango, her closest challenger stick together throughout the race with the former looking very comfortable with going for the top prize.

After the 22nd minute, Ngetich dropped Anyango and was now running alone with the aid of pacemakers who were doing a good job propelling her to world record glory.

With the finish line in sight, Ngetich sprinted to the finish line and she managed to successfully obliterate the Ethiopian world record. The Kenyan clocked 28:46 to finish first ahead of Anyango who clocked 28:57.

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