Ukrainian race walker Liudmyla Olianovska has set a brand new indoor world file within the 5,000 metres, turning into the primary girl ever to cowl the space in beneath 20 minutes.

Supply: Ukrainian public broadcaster Suspilne Sport

Particulars: Olianovska's historic achievement got here on day one of many Ukrainian Athletics Championships in Kyiv, the place she completed with a time of 19:53.

She beat the earlier world file, which Italy's Eleonora Giorgi had held since 2014, by eight seconds.

Commenting on her success, Olianovska didn’t cover her feelings, though she famous that breaking her personal file once more can be tough.

Quote from Olianovska: "What did I really feel on the final lap? It's an extremely sturdy end result – for a girl, it's a cosmic end result. I'll actually perceive what this end result means when I attempt to surpass it once more – I realise what number of quick segments I'll have to finish, how a lot I'll should sweat, how a lot time I'll want to take a position to return to the world and break it. However for now, I'm simply very joyful and content material."

Background: In January, Yaroslava Mahuchikh turned the primary feminine excessive jumper on the planet to clear 2.00 metres in 2026.

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