Ethiopian Kenenisa Bekele breaks the 10 000m world record in 26 minutes 20.32 seconds.

Updated: 30 Sep 2019

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01BBC, (2004). 'Key Dates', Focus on Africa, October to December, v. 15 no. 4, p. 5

Last updated · 30 Sep 2019

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South African History Online. (2012, June 1). Ethiopian Kenenisa Bekele breaks the 10 000m world record in 26 minutes 20.32 seconds.. South African History Online. https://sahistory.org.za/ref/E-0084797

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