Ethiopia’s LETESENBET GIDEY has set a new women’s 5,000 meters world record of 14 minutes 6.62 seconds in Valencia.

The 22-year-old lowered the previous mark of 14min 11.15 held by her compatriot TIRUNESH DIBABA since 2008 by over four seconds.

GIDEY put up the run of her short career a year after taking 10,000 meters silver at the world athletics championships in Doha.