Israeli runner breaks European record for women’s 10k

Israeli runner Lonah Chemtai Salpeter breaks a European record for a women’s 10k, finishing a race in the Netherlands in 30 minutes and four seconds.

She claims the title from the UK’s Paula Radcliffe from 2003, who completed a 10-kilometer race in 30:21.

Israel’s Lonah Chemtai Salpeter reacts after winning the women’s 10,000m final race during the European Athletics Championships at the Olympic stadium in Berlin on August 8, 2018. (AFP PHOTO / Tobias SCHWARZ)

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