The Ethiopian Genzebe Dibaba established, Friday, July 17 in Monaco, the new world record in the 1,500 m ladies in 3 min 50 sec 07, for the tenth stage of the League Athletics diamond. The previous record established September 11, 1993 by the Chinese Qu Yunxia (3 min 50 sec 46), had long seemed unattainable. Qu was then driven by the sulphurous Ma Junren, whose preparation methods included concoctions based turtle blood.
Double world champion indoors (1500, 3000 m), Genzebe Dibaba access , to 24, to the planetary notoriety. On July 8, in Barcelona, she had already announced his great form by signing 3 min 54 sec 11, the world’s best chrono since 1997. Either just four days after winning the 5000 m in Paris (14 min 15 sec 41) taking the best of her compatriot Almaz Ayana (14 min 21 sec 97).
The two women were in pursuit world record (14 min 11 sec 15), established in June 6, 2008 Oslo by Tirunesh Dibaba’s sister Genzebe. A month earlier, in Oslo, Genzebe had clearly failed (14 min 21 sec 29) to improve the brand.
In Dibaba of Bekoji, place of worship Ethiopian athletics, as we run breathes. Ejegayehu, the eldest, had collected an Olympic medal and two podiums with runway Worldwide. Tirunesh also irresistible cross, gleaned eight gold medals on 5,000 m and 10,000 m between Olympics (three) and Worldwide (five).
Faster than Tirunesh, which was the impasse in 2015 to give birth to a child, Genzebe should soon succeed his famous sister on the book of world records.
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