Ethiopia's Gudaf Tsegay celebrates winning the women's 1500m and setting a new world record

Ethiopian Athlete Gudaf Tsegay Smashes 1500m Indoor World Record

Last updated Feb 10, 2021

Ethiopia’s Gudaf Tsegay smashed the world indoor 1500m record by over two seconds in Lievin, France, beating Laura Muir, who became the first British woman to break the four-minute barrier when finishing second.

Tsegay blew the rest of the field away at the Meeting Hauts-de-France Pas-de-Calais with a blistering time of 3:53.09, taking more than two seconds off the world indoor record set by compatriot Genzebe Dibaba in Karlsruhe in 2014.

Gudaf Tsegay destroys world indoor 1500m record by two seconds at @Meeting_Lievin #WorldIndoorTour pic.twitter.com/vQpEoecLYt

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“I’m very happy to set a world indoor record,” said Tsegay. “I have been training really hard and I set myself a target to break the world indoor record.”

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