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Genzebe Dibaba Smashes Women's 1,500m World RecordPublished by
Dibaba Destroys Record in GermanyBy Scott Bush On Saturday at the Indoor Meeting Karlsruhe in Germany, Ethiopian Genzebe Dibaba smashed the women's indoor 1,500m world record. The 22-year old Olympian triumphed over a solid field, winning by 13 seconds in 3:55.17. Dibaba's mark bested Russian Yelena Soboleva's 2006 mark of 3:58.28. Dibaba's performance lowered her former personal best of 3:57.77, set in China in May of 2012. Dibaba is the reigning indoor world champion over 1,500m and is the younger sister of three-time Olympic gold medalist Tirunesh Dibaba and Olympic silver medalist Ejegayehu Dibaba. More news
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