Genzebe Dibaba sets sixth world indoor record

Ethiopia’s Genzebe Dibaba set a sixth world indoor record in Sabadell, Spain on Tuesday by posting a new 2,000-metres mark.

On the eve of her 26th birthday, the Olympic 1,500-metres silver medallist ran a time of 5min 23.75sec in Catalonia.

Also the outdoor 1,500m world record holder, Dibaba has the best indoor marks for 1,500m, the mile, 3,000m, two miles and 5,000m.

Dibaba’s 2,000m time knocked almost seven seconds off the old record by Romania’s Gabriela Szabo, which had stood since 1998.

Her time is also faster than the outdoor 2,000m mark set by Ireland’s Sonia O’Sullivan in 1994.

Elsewhere in Sabadell, European champion Adam Kszczot won the 800m in 1:46.31 with Spanish record-holder Kevin Lopez taking second place in 1:46.58.

European 5000m silver medallist Adel Mechaal was a convincing winner of the 3000m, clocking 7:48.39 to finish more than two seconds ahead of Italy’s Marouan Razine.