the IAAF reports from nijmegenTirunesh Dibaba broke the World record* for 15 kilometres at the Zevenheuvelenloop 15Km in Nijmegen, The Netherlands, today.
The 24-year-old Ethiopian, who is the reigning 5000m and 10,000m Olympic champion, clocked 46:29* to shatter the previous mark of 46:55 set by Kayoko Fukushi of Japan in 2006.
The Zevenheuvelenloop, or Seven Hills Run, is an IAAF Label Road Race.
Details to follow later from our correspondent in Nijmegen.
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