Focus on Dibaba as Workld Indoor Tour Kicks off in Karlsruhe
Genzebe Dibaba’s return to the setting of her world indoor 1500m record will be the key attractions on Saturday (3) at the Indoor Meeting Karlsruhe, the opening stop of the 2018 IAAF World Indoor Tour.
The IAAF World Indoor Tour is comprised of the six finest indoor meetings on the planet, with athletes competing for points in designated tour disciplines. Now in its third season, this year’s tour will be staged over the course of 22 days, with further stops in Düsseldorf, Madrid, Boston and Torun before its conclusion in Glasgow on 25 February, just four days before the IAAF World Championships Birmingham 2018 get underway. At the end of the series, the individual overall winner of each discipline takes home US$20,000 in prize money and a ‘wild card’ entry to the World Indoor Championships.
The women’s 1500m is among the point-scoring events this year, adding an extra layer of excitement to Dibaba’s return engagement.
The Ethiopian, now 26, smashed the world indoor 1500m record by more than three seconds at this meeting in 2014, albeit at a different venue, clocking 3:55.17. No one other than the Ethiopian has come within two seconds of the mark since.
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