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Yeshaneh crossed the finish line in one hour,
four minutes and 31 seconds at the World Athletics Gold Label
road race, eclipsing the previous record of 1:04:51 set by
Kenyan Joyciline Jepkosgei in Valencia in 2017.
Marathon world record holder Brigid Kosgei finished second, and
her time was also two seconds inside Jepkosgei's mark.
Both Yeshaneh and Kosgei were wearing a version of Nike's
Vaporfly shoes, which have featured in several other track and
road records in the last three years.
Some earlier models of the shoe were banned by World Athletics
last month, but the latest one launched by Nike complies with
the rules to limit carbon plate usage and sole thickness for
elite races.
"I didn't imagine this result," said Yeshaneh, whose previous
best of 1:05:46 had stood as the Ethiopian record for five
months between 2018 and 2019.
Rosemary Wanjiru was third in a time of 1:05:34, and the next
five women completed the race inside 67 minutes.
Kenya's Kibiwott Kandie won the men's race in 58:58, 18 seconds
clear of compatriot Alexander Mutiso in second place.
(Reporting by Hardik Vyas in Bengaluru; Editing by Hugh Lawson)
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