Records were made to be broken: Joshua Cheptegei of Uganda broke the 16-year-old world record in the 5000 meters last night, running the distance in 12 minutes, 35.36 seconds.⁠ __⁠ Joshua Cheptegei of Uganda poses for a photo next to a timing board displaying the new world record during the Herculis EBS Monaco 2020 Diamond League meeting at Stade Louis II on August 14, 2020 in Monaco. l 📷: matthias.hangst l #GettySport #GettyImages25 #CapturingThePresent #DiamondLeague #5000m #WorldRecord #Cheptegei ⁠