Updated On: 17 February, 2023 10:19 AM IST | Lievin (France) | AFP
The Ethiopian raced alone over the closing four laps and was followed home by Spaniard Mohamed Katir, who broke the European record in 7min 24.68sec, a time also lower than the old world record

Ethiopia`s Lamecha Girma holds a World Record sign as he celebrates winning the men`s 3000m final race during the "Hauts de France" indoor athletics meeting in Lievin. Pic/AFP
Ethiopia’s Lamecha Girma shattered the 25-year-old world 3,000m indoor record on Wednesday by more than one second at the Lieven meeting as Armand ‘Mondo’ Duplantis won his third successive pole vault event.