He may have missed out on running sub-27 minutes in the Absa Run Your City 10,000m race in Durban on Sunday, which was highly anticipated, but Ugandan and world record holder Joshua Cheptegei believes it is possible to do it on African soil.
Cheptegei, the current world record holder for the 5,000m and the 10,000m and a double Olympian, won the race in 27:19 minutes, running a record on a new course.
Kenyan Sam Kibet finished second in 27:29, while Emmanuel Kibet of Uganda rounded off the podium finish in 27:32. Kabelo Mulaudzi was the only South African in the mens top 10, finishing sixth in 28:06.
