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Athletics
Ethiopia’s Gudaf Tsegay sets new world indoor record in 1,500 m
AP Gudaf Tsegay of Ethiopia set a new 1,500 meters indoor world record by finishing in 3 minutes 53.09 seconds at a meet in northern France.A world bronze medalist, Tsegay followed the fast tempo set by the pacemaker and held on to prevail over double European indoor champion Laura Muir and her teammate Melissa Courtney-Bryant. Muir set a new British indoor record by running 3:59.58.“I’m very happy to set a world indoor record,” Tsegay said. “I have been training really hard and I set myself a
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