Jimmy Gressier runs a stunner in Lille, France: New European record in the 5km

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France’s Jimmy Gressier ran a jaw-dropping 5km race on Saturday on the Urban Trail de Lille, breaking his own European 5km record with a blistering 12:51. The performance is just two seconds off the world record held by Berihew Arigawi of Ethiopia, from his 2021 run in Barcelona. Gressier’s win and record did not come […]

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