Ethiopians shine in 1500 meters women indoor in Belgrade

Addis Ababa, 2022 (FBC) – Ethiopian Athletes on Saturday shined in the 1500m women indoor in the Serbian capital, Belgrade. Gudaf Tsegay led two other Ethiopians crossing the finishing line in a time of 3:57;19

Gudaf led an Ethiopian clean sweep of the medals in the women’s 1500m final, the first by any nation in any event in world indoor history, with a gun-to-tape victory that also eclipsed the championship record.

The world record for the distance is 3:53.09 , and it was Gudaf herself that set it last year breaking Genzebe Dibaba’s record. Gudaf’s time is said to be the Championship’s record. 

Axumawit Ambaye and Hirut Meshesa finished second and third, sweeping all the medals in the category to Ethiopia,

According to a World Athletics report, Gudaf has not lost a 1500 metres event since 2019.