Meseret Defar from Ethiopia won the gold medal on Saturday in the women's 3,000 meters run at the 12th Indoor World Championships in Athletics in Valencia, Spain.
Defar dashed to the fore in the last two laps to finish race at a speed of eight minutes and 38.79 seconds.
The reigning Olympic and World 5,000 champion has headed the world season lists after clocking 8:27.93 in Stuttgat and earlier in the indoor campaign she smashed the Two Mile world best with 9:10.50 in Boston.
Her compatriot Meselech Melkamu won the silver medal with a speed of 8:41.50.
Melkamu, three-time senior World cross Country bronze medal list is unbeaten over 3,000 meter this season and her best time of 8:29.48 recorded in Valencia marks her out as serious medal contender.
Morocco's Mariem Alaoui Selsouli, who led the race most of the time, finished third at 8:41.66.
Source: Xinhua
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