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Abeylegasse sets women's 5,000m world record
(Xinhua)
Updated: 2004-06-12 10:35
Ethiopian-born Elvan Abeylegasse set a new women's world 5,000 meters record
with a time of 14 minutes, 24.68 seconds in Bergen, Norway on Friday.
Abeylegasse, who now runs for Turkey, beat the previous world mark of 14"
Abeylegasse, 21, won the European junior cross country title as well as the
3,000 and 5,000 European gold medals at the same level. She finished fifth at
the Paris world championships last year.
Ethiopia's double world cross country champion Kenenisa Bekele broke the
men's 5,000 record in Hengelo, Netherlands,last month and went on to capture the
10,000 mark in Ostrava,Czech Republic, on Tuesday.
Veteran American hurdler Gail Devers, twice Olympic champion in the 100
metres but yet to win a title in her specialist event, won the 100 hurdles in
12.56 seconds.
Canada's world champion Perdita Felicien finished second in 12. 66.
American Torri Edwards, who inherited the world title when compatriot Kelli
White was disqualified after admitting taking drugs, clocked 11.21 in the 100
metres.
Another American Shawn Crawford won the men's 200 metres ahead of world
champion Justin Gatlin in 20.31 seconds.
World 400 metres hurdles champion Felix Sanchez extended his unbeaten streak
stretching back to July 2001 with victory in 48.54 seconds.
Sweden's world triple jump champion Christian Olsson, one of the favourites
to grab the million jackpot for athletes who win each of their events in the
Golden League series, finished first with 17.58 metres.
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