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Monaco – The following World record has recently been ratified…

MEN – JUNIOR – INDOOR

3000m

7:32.87 Hagos Gebrhiwet (94) ETH, Boston, USA, 2 Feb 13

Previous: 7:37.50 Isiah KOECH (93) KEN, Gent, BEL, 13 Feb 11

(NOTE - two faster times by Isiah Koech in 2012 were not ratified due to no doping control tests being carried out – see IAAF Newsletters: ‘NEWS 141 – March 2013’ for a summary of the status of all World records in 2012)

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