Another record held by former professional runner Hicham El Guerrouj has been broken by an Ethiopian runner. Rabat – Ethiopian runner Yomif Kejelcha has broken Moroccan runner Hicham El Guerrouj’s 1997 world record for the indoor mile at Boston University’s super fast track on Monday. The 21-year-old Ethiopian completed the race in 3:47:01, outperforming El Guerrouj’s 3:48:45 record set in Ghent, Belgium. Kejelcha had previously said that he was determined to break both the 1,500-meter record held by fellow Ethiopian Samuel Tefera and the mile world record. Ethiopia’s Samuel Tefera broke Hicham El Guerrouj’s 1,500-meter indoor world record with an outstanding performance in Birmingham on February 16.

Source: Ethiopian News March 04, 2019 17:03 UTC