Defar smashes her 2-mile world record (AP)

[ASFN Admin]

Meseret Defar set a world record in the women's 2-mile at the Van Damme Memorial meet Friday, smashing her own mark by almost 12 seconds. The Ethiopian finished in 8 minutes, 58.58 seconds, shaving 11.89 seconds off the 9:10.47 mark she set in May at Carson, Calif. Defar already has set two world records -- in the 5,000 outdoor and the 3,000 indoor -- early in the season.

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