Olympic bronze medallist, Gudaf Tsegay, breaks the 1500m record to complete her third World Indoor Tour race victory in Madrid.
The 24-year-old Ethiopian dominated the race to set a new meeting record of 3:57.38.
Her compatriots, Hirut Meshesha and Freweyni Hailu, finished 2nd and 3rd, respectively.
Down goes another meeting record!
Gudaf Tsegay 🇪🇹 impresses again in Madrid with a 3:57.38 victory in the 1500m ✨
She wins the overall #WorldIndoorTour 👏 pic.twitter.com/rtgCLfpl8h
— World Athletics (@WorldAthletics) March 2, 2022
Tsegay has officially been crowned the 2022 World Athletics Indoor Tour winner and has earned a wild card for the World Championship in Belgrade later this month.
Gaia Sabbatini, the Ethiopian U-23 champion, came fourth with an indoor PB of 4:10.25,.
World Indoor Tour Final of 1500m Event Results
1.Gudaf Tsegay – Ethiopia – 3:57.38
2.Hirut Meshesha – Ethiopia – 4:02.22
3.Freweyni Hailu – Ethiopia – 4:03.38
4.Gaia Sabbatini – Italy – 4:10.25
5.Axumawit Embaye – Ethiopia – 4:10.32
6.Agueda Munoz – Spain – 4:10.50
7.Jessica Hull – Australia – 4:11.39
8.Meraf Bahta – Sweden – 4:11.84
Photo 1 Caption: Olympic bronze medallist, Gudaf Tsegay, breaks the 1500m record to complete her third World Indoor Tour race victory in Madrid. Photo: Athletics Africa (Facebook)