Genzebe Dibaba produced the performance of the night at the IAAF Diamond League meeting in Monaco on Friday (17), breaking the 1500m world record with a time of 3:50.07.
Qu Yunxia's mark of 3:50.46, set at the 1993 National Games, was considered to be one of the toughest world records on the books.
But in a perfectly paced race, Dibaba achieved her goal of breaking that mark. World indoor 800m champion Chanelle Price paced Dibaba through 400m in 1:00.31 and 800m in 2:04.52 before leaving the Ethiopian to finish the race.
Dibaba still had European champion Sifan Hassan for company, but after going through the bell in 2:50.3, the two-time world indoor champion kicked hard.
Qu Yunxia's mark of 3:50.46, set at the 1993 National Games, was considered to be one of the toughest world records on the books.
But in a perfectly paced race, Dibaba achieved her goal of breaking that mark. World indoor 800m champion Chanelle Price paced Dibaba through 400m in 1:00.31 and 800m in 2:04.52 before leaving the Ethiopian to finish the race.
Dibaba still had European champion Sifan Hassan for company, but after going through the bell in 2:50.3, the two-time world indoor champion kicked hard.
With 100m left to run, it became clear that Dibaba was, at the very least, going to get close to the world record. But she charged for the line, crossing it in 3:50.07 to become the fastest 1500m runner in history.
By: Editor
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