Genzebe Dibaba runs 8:22.50 in 3000m, from EME News

Genzebe Dibaba, photo by Hasse SjÃ¶gren Photo for Deca Text&Bild

Genzebe another top time, 8:22.50 in the 3000 m
SABADELL (ESP, Feb 19): At Centennial Catalonia Federation Meeting World record holder Genzebe Dibaba posted exclusive World indoor qualifying time of 8:22.50 what is new World lead. It is second fastest ever indoors, only she was better with her world indoor record 8:16.60 back in 2014. And that only two days after superb one mile World indoor record. Also fast second Gelete Burka 8:33.76 ahead of Goytetom Gebreselassie 8:54.65. In the 800 m Moroccan Malika Akkaoui 2:02.51 ahead of Kenyan Margaret Wambui 2:02.59. Ethiopian Basu Sado won the 1500 m in 4:12:14and Venezuela record holder Yulimar Rojas 14.35 in triple. In the other men events Aman Wote won the 1500 m in 3:39.28 over Ivan Lopez of Chile who clocked national record 3:39.39, third Yassine Bensghir of Morocco 3:39.89. Spanish Kevin Lopez achieved fast 1:46.26 in the 800 m and Kenyan Boniface Mweresa 46.46 PB in the 400 m. Also to note Yidiel Contreras 7.71 in the hurdles, Chinese World medalist Wang Jianan 777 in the long jump and new PB for Carlos Tobalina 20.42 in shot put. In the 3000 m Ethiopian Leul Gebrselassie clocked 7:44.50 PB over Moroccan Soufiyan Bouqantar 7:45.15 and BahrainÂ´s Birhanu Balew 7:46.15 PB with Ethiopian Debele Gonfa 7:46.24 PB.

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Larry Eder has had a 51-year involvement in the sport of athletics. Larry has experienced the sport as an athlete, coach, magazine publisher, and now, journalist and blogger. His first article, on Don Bowden, America's first sub-4 minute miler, was published in RW in 1983. Larry has published several magazines on athletics, from American Athletics to the U.S. version of Spikes magazine. He currently manages the content and marketing development of the RunningNetwork, The Shoe Addicts, and RunBlogRun. Of RunBlogRun, his daily pilgrimage with the sport, Larry says: "I have to admit, I love traveling to far away meets, writing about the sport I love, and the athletes I respect, for my readers at runblogrun.com, the most of anything I have ever done, except, maybe running itself." Also does some updates for BBC Sports at key events, which he truly enjoys. Theme song: Greg Allman, " I'm no Angel."

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