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BBC News
15-02-2025
- Sport
- BBC News
Fisher sets second world indoor record in six days
American Grant Fisher broke his second world indoor record in six days by setting a new mark in the 5,000m on 27-year-old clocked 12 minutes 44.09 seconds at the Boston University David Hemery Valentine Invitational, to smash the mark of 12:49.60 set by Ethiopia's Kenenisa Bekele in was well clear of France's Jimmy Gressier who finished in a new European indoor standard of 12: who won bronze in both the 5,000m and 10,000m at last year's Paris Olympics, set a new 3,000m record at the Millrose Games in New York last achievement came a day after Norway's Jakob Ingebrigtsen improved both the mile and 1500m records in a race at the World Athletics Indoor Tour Gold meeting in France.
Reuters
15-02-2025
- Sport
- Reuters
American Fisher breaks 5,000-meter indoor world record in Boston
Feb 14 (Reuters) - American Grant Fisher smashed the world indoor 5,000 meters record at the Boston University David Hemery Valentine Invitational on Friday, just a week after setting the indoor 3,000 meters record. 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.
