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Ethiopian Gidey smashes women's 5,000 metres world record

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“I dreamed about this record for six years. I want to thank Valencia for giving me this chance.” - Letesenbet Gidey [Photo: Reuters]

Ethiopia’s Letesenbet Gidey demolished the women's 5,000 metres world record by more than four seconds on Wednesday at the Valencia World Record Day, crossing the line in 14 minutes 6.62 seconds.

Gidey, 22, easily beat the previous record of 14:11.15 set by her compatriot Tirunesh Dibaba in Oslo in 2008.

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