Kyrgyzstani athlete wins 3000m marathon in Turkey breaking national record

AKIPRESS.COM - An athlete from Kyrgyzstan Nursultan Keneshbekov won the international U23 marathon held June 5-6 in Bursa, Turkey. Keneshbekov finished 3,000m dash on June 6 with the result of 8 minutes and 4.52 seconds. That result is now the new national record. The previous record was 8:5.98 set in 2004 by Denis Bagrayev at the marathon in Kazan, Russia.
Keneshbekov won silver in the 5,000m run with the score of 13:52.68 a day on June 5.