Track: Dibaba breaks women's 5,000-meter mark
Associated Press
OSLO, Norway — Tirunesh Dibaba of Ethiopia has broken the world record in the women's 5,000 meters at the Bislett Games.
Dibaba, an Olympic and world champion, had never broken an outdoor world mark. She was timed in 14 minutes, 11.15 seconds today and improved the old record by more than five seconds.
Another Ethiopian, Meseret Defar, set the old record of 14:16.63 last year at Bislett Stadium. Defar did not enter today's race.
It is 54th world record set at Bislett Stadium since 1924 and the first since one of track's most famous venues was rebuilt four years ago.
