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Dibaba breaks 26-year-old world indoor mile record

Dibaba celebrates breaking world record

Ethiopian Genzebe Dibaba shattered the women's world indoor mile record on Wednesday, clocking 4:13.31 to eclipse the time of 4:17.14 set 26 years ago by Romanian Doina Melinte.

It is the third time Dibaba, 25, has broken a world record in Stockholm, having previously set new marks for the 3,000 and 5,000 metres at the Ericsson Globe Arena in the Swedish capital.

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