Men's 5000m world record

　　On the dazzling stage of athletics, the men's 5000m event has always been the focus of speed and endurance competitions, and its world record represents the extreme exploration of human beings in the field of middle and long-distance running.

　　The men's 5000m race, as the core event of the first modern Olympic Games in 1896, has attracted much attention since its birth. Countless top athletes sweat on this track and challenge the world record.

　　In the early days, the men's 5000m world record was constantly rewritten. Among the many outstanding long-distance runners, Ethiopia's Kenenissa Bekele is legendary. He came from a family of farmers and was influenced by his predecessor Gebre Hilassiye to devote himself to track and field training. In 2001, at the age of 19, he rewrote the world youth record for the 3,000-meter long run. After that, he set a new world record in the men's 5000m again with a time of 12:37.35 at the International Athletics Championships held in the Netherlands, which shocked the world and remained the record for a long time.

　　However, the history of athletics is a history of continuous breakthroughs. On August 14, 2020, in the opening match of the World Athletics Federation Diamond League in Monaco, Uganda's Cheputegai broke the world record that had been in the dust for 16 years in one fell swoop like a meteor cutting through the night sky. He finished in 12:35.36, 1.99 seconds faster than the original world record set by Beckler in 2004. This breakthrough not only shows the excellent competitive level of Cheptegai, but also a vivid embodiment of human beings challenging themselves and surpassing their limits.

　　Every time a world record is broken, it is supported by countless hard trainings, scientific training methods and strong psychological quality of athletes. They run day after day on the training ground, pushing their physical limits and constantly tapping into their potential. At the same time, advanced training concepts, professional coaching teams and perfect logistics also provide strong support for them to break the world record.

　　The continuous change of the men's 5000m world record has witnessed the unremitting pursuit of mankind in the field of athletics. It inspires generations of athletes to continue to challenge themselves and move towards higher, faster and stronger goals, and also makes us full of infinite expectations for the future performance of human beings in this project.