Defar barely misses world record

Ethiopia’s Meseret Defar narrowly missed setting a world indoor record in the 5000m, at a race in Stockholm on Wednesday.

She ran 14:24.79, just 0.42 seconds off her world record time of 14:24.37, which she set at the same meet last year. She was ahead of pace for most of the race, before fading ever so slightly over the final 200m.

You can read more about the women’s 5000m, and an incredible race in the men’s 3000m, in this writeup on the IAAF website.