2 Mile World Best for Bekele in Birmingham
Posted February 16th, 2008 at 3:09 PM by Bob Ramsak
Section: News & Results, Track & Field
Kenenisa Bekele set a new world best over 2 miles at the Norwich Union Grand Prix in Birmingham, England, today, clocking 8:04.35.
His performance knocked 0.34 seconds from the previous mark of 8:04.69 set by his compatriot Haile Gebrselassie in 2003 on the same track at the National Indoor Arena. Bekele, the world record holder outdoors in the 5000 and 10,000m, now owns the world record or world best indoors at 2000m, 2 miles and 5000m. Only Daniel Komen’s indoor mark of 7:24.90 in the 3000m, considered the strongest of indoor world records on the track, has eluded the 25-year-old Ethiopian.
In other middle and long distance action, American Bernard Lagat produced a season’s best 3:35.23 in the 1500m, handily outdistancing Kenyan Daniel Kipchirchir Komen (3:36.55). Ethiopian Gelete Burka won the women’s 3000m with a solid 8:31.94 performance. Briton Jenny Meadows (2:00.74) and Kenyan Richard Kiplagat (1:46.33) won their respective 800m contests.
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