Ethiopian Athlete,Genzebe Dibaba achieved what many had
believed to be unachievable , breaking the 1500 m
world record* with a time of 3: 50. 07.

Qu Yunxia ' s mark of 3: 50 . 46, set at the 1993
National Games , was considered to be one of the
toughest world records on the books . But in a
perfectly judged race, world indoor 800 m
champion Chanelle Price paced Dibaba through
400m in 1: 00 . 31 and 800m in 2: 04 . 52 before
leaving the Ethiopian to finish .
Dibaba still had European champion Sifan
Hassan for company as she passed the bell in
2: 50 . 3, but the two -time world indoor champion
kicked hard. With 100 m left to run , it became
clear that Dibaba was , at the very least, going to
get close to the world record. But she charged
for the line , crossing it in 3: 50. 07 to become the
fastest 1500 m runner in history .
In a race of great depth , six women ran faster
than four minutes . Hassan clocked a national
record of 3: 56 . 05 in second , while Rowbury broke
the North American record with 3: 56. 29 in third.
2011 world champion Jenny Simpson recorded
her second -fastest time ever with 3: 57. 30 in
fourth.
Britain ’ s Laura Muir and Maureen Koster of the
Netherlands were fifth and sixth, smashing their
PBs with 3: 58. 66 and 3: 59. 79 respectively .
“The pacemaker did a great job, ” said Dibaba.
“I’ m the first athlete from Ethiopia to break the
world record in the 1500m ; that is amazing .

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