Aregawi's dream debut erased 15-year
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Aregawi's dream debut erased 15-year record

Running star Abeba Aregawi won the Ottawa Marathon, setting a new Swedish record in her debut at the distance. She improved Isabellah Andersson's 15-year-old record by a full 29 seconds. The new record time is 2:23:12.

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Her time is also clearly below the qualifying limit for the European Championships in Birmingham in August, which is 2:27:00.

Aregawi, a former world star and World Cup gold medalist in the 1,500 meters, outdoors and indoors, was away from international athletics for several years.

Last year, the 35-year-old made a comeback on the international athletics scene and won, among other things, the 5,000 meters at Finnkampen's 100th anniversary in August.

However, the time was not good enough to qualify for the World Championships in Tokyo.

Aregawi has announced that she is betting on the 2028 Los Angeles Olympics.

"Yes, I'm going to run a marathon," she told TT after her victory in Finnkampen.

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AuthorTT News AgencyEnglish edition by Sweden Herald, adapted for our readers
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