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Oslo: Ethiopia’s Meseret Defar smashed her own 5,000m world record by nearly eight seconds and Jamaica’s Asafa Powell cruised to a sub-10-second victory in the men’s 100 at a Golden League meeting on Friday.
Defar clocked 14 minutes 16.63 seconds to better her previous mark of 14:24.53 . World record-holder Powell sped to victory in 9.94 seconds in the first Golden League meeting of the season. (Reuters)
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