American Fisher breaks 5,000-meter indoor world record in Boston
Fisher clocked 12 minutes 44.09 seconds, lowering the 12:49.60 mark set by Ethiopia's Kenenisa Bekele in 2004.
The 27-year-old Fisher, who won bronze in both the 5,000 and 10,000m at last year's Paris Olympics, had broke the world indoor 3,000m record at the Millrose Games in New York on Saturday.
Jimmy Gressier secured second place with a time of 12:54.92, improving his previous French national record in the event.
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