Ngeny breaks Coes8217; 18-year-old record

Ngeny, who had gone desperately close to breaking Coe8217;s record in Nice back in July, was given a superb lead by Kenyan pacemaker David Kiptoo before he dropped out with 300m to go.

Ngeny, who had failed in attempts on the 1500 and mile records held by arch-rival Hicham El Guerrouj earlier in the season, then sped away to ease inside the record with more than a two-second gap.

Ngeny8217;s performance rounded off a remarkable 18 months in which the man, who only took up running two years ago, has gone from being a pacemaker to World silver medallist and now a World record holder.