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Meseret Breaks World Record in Stockholm


Meseret Defar set a new World record in the 5,000 meters, clocking 14:27:37 in Stockholm on Wednesday.

The performance by the 25-year-old Ethiopian knocked more than three seconds from the previous mark 14:27:42 set by her compatriot Tirunesh Dibaba in Boston in 2007, said Gezahegn of the Amharic service’s Friday Sports report.

Defar told reporters in Stockholm that after she passed the first two kilometers, she was certain she would break the record and increased her speed for the last kilometer.The five-foot, one-inch tall runner ended up running the event in the exact time her husband, fellow-runner Tewodros Hailu had predicted, she told reporters.

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