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World record for Bekele in 2000m; Lagat breaks American 3000m record
Posted February 17th, 2007 at 5:13 PM by David Monti
Section: News & Results, Track & Field
Kenenisa Bekele ran the fastest-ever indoor performance over 2000m today the Norwich Union Indoor Grand Prix in Birmingham, England.
The 24 year-old Ethiopian, who already holds the world indoor record for 5000m (12:49.60), ran 4:49.99 to easily better Haile Gebrselassie’s 4:52.86 set in the same meeting in 1998. Kenyan Shadrack Korir was second in 4:55.72, a national best.
In the same meeting, American Bernard Lagat broke Tim Broe’s national indoor record in the 3000m with a 7:32.43 clocking, just a few tenths of a second ahead of Markos Geneti of Ethiopia (7:32.69), who set a personal best. Kenyans Augustine Choge (7:33.09) and Paul Kipsiele Koech (7:33.46) finished third and fourth, respectively, also recording career best indoor times.
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