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Lamecha Girma breaks 25-year-old 3,000m world record
Updated On: 17 February, 2023 10:19 AM IST | Lievin (France) | AFP
The Ethiopian raced alone over the closing four laps and was followed home by Spaniard Mohamed Katir, who broke the European record in 7min 24.68sec, a time also lower than the old world record
Ethiopia's Lamecha Girma holds a World Record sign as he celebrates winning the men's 3000m final race during the "Hauts de France" indoor athletics meeting in Lievin. Pic/AFP
Ethiopia’s Lamecha Girma shattered the 25-year-old world 3,000m indoor record on Wednesday by more than one second at the Lieven meeting as Armand ‘Mondo’ Duplantis won his third successive pole vault event.
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