BIRMINGHAM, England -- Ethiopian teenager Samuel Tefera has broken a 22-year-old indoor world record in the 1,500-meter race after finishing in 3 minutes, 31.04 seconds at the Birmingham Indoor Grand Prix.
The 19-year-old Tefera, the indoor world champion in the distance, went past fellow Ethiopian Yomif Kejelcha as the duo entered the final bend, and had the stronger finish to win by 0.54 seconds Saturday.
Tefera shaved 0.14 off the old mark of 3:31.18, which was set by Moroccan great Hicham El Guerrouj in February 1997. El Guerrouj still holds the outdoor world record of 3:26.00, set in 1998.