Athletics: Defar wins women's 5,000m
Ethiopia's Meseret Defar won the Olympic women's 5,000 metres title on Friday in a time of 15 minutes 4.25 seconds.
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Defar breaks 5000m indoor record
Meseret Defar claimed the world 5,000 metres indoor record with a brilliant display of solo running at the GE Galan meeting in Stockholm on Wednesday night.
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Defar claims 3,000m hat-trick
Ethiopian long distance specialist Meseret Defar and Russian pole vaulter Yelena Isinbayeva won their third consecutive world indoor titles on Saturday.
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Defar captures 5000m gold
Meseret Defar won her first World Championships gold medal on Saturday with victory in the 5000 metres.
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New record for Defar
Olympic champion Meseret Defar broke her world 5,000 metres record at Friday's IAAF Golden League meeting in Oslo with a time of 14 minutes 16.63 seconds.
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Defar sets new 5000m mark
Ethiopia's Meseret Defar made light of wet conditions at New York's grand prix meeting to break the women's 5,000 metres world record on Saturday.