|  | | Last Updated: Tuesday, 20 March 2007, 14:36 GMT |
Dibaba's 5,000m record confirmed |  Boston has proved to be a favourite venue for Dibaba |
The 5,000m indoor world record set by Tirunesh Dibaba of Ethiopia in January has been ratified by the IAAF. Dibaba clocked a time of 14 minutes 27.42 seconds at the Boston Indoor Games to break her own world mark. The 21-year-old - famed for her sprint finish - also set her previous record of 14:32.93 in Boston in 2005. The bronze medallist in the 5,000m at the 2004 Athens Olympics, Dibaba won both the 5,000m and 10,000m at the 2005
World Championships in Helsinki.
| |
The BBC is not responsible for the content of external internet sites
|
|
E-mail this to a friend 
Printable version 