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Ethiopia's Meseret Defar beats own 5,000m world record
Jun 15, 2007, 22:05 GMT
Oslo - Ethiopian Meseret Defar on Friday bettered her own 5,000 metre world record in the first leg of the Golden League athletics series in Oslo.
The 23-year-old Olympic champion finished in a time of 14 minutes 16.63 minutes, beating her own record which she set in New York in 2006 by more than eight seconds.
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