Andreas Almgren Breaks Swedish 5K
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Andreas Almgren Breaks Swedish 5K Record in Drammen

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Andreas Almgren set a new Swedish record on the 5-kilometer road in Drammen, Norway.

The 29-year-old runner won the race convincingly with a time of 13.05, eight seconds from the European record on the distance.

"I'm significantly better now than at the same time last year," he says according to a press release from the Swedish Athletics Federation.

Three months ago, Almgren set a European record on the 10-kilometer road when he ran 26.53 in Valencia.

The Frenchman Jimmy Gressier holds the European record on the 5-kilometer road, 12.57, set on home soil in Lille in March.

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AuthorTT News AgencyEnglish edition by Sweden Herald, adapted for our readers
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