Gudaf Tsegay broke the women's world record for the indoor 1500 metres on Tuesday, after posting a time of three minutes, 53.09 seconds during a meeting in Lievin. Ethiopian Tsegay beat by more than two seconds the previous record set by her compatriot Genzebe Dibaba in Karlsruhe in 2014. Getnet Wale of Ethiopia fell 0.08sec short of the men's 3000m indoor world record, his time of 7min 24.98sec just shy of Daniel Komen's mark from 1998. The world record holder grimaced after clearing the bar at the first try and did not attempt another height, quickly putting on his tracksuit. PromotedCuba's Juan Miguel Echevarria, the 2018 indoor world champion, recorded a world-leading jump of 8.25 in the men's long jump.

Source: Ethiopian News February 10, 2021 08:12 UTC