Athletics

The Russian team set the world indoor record in the rarely run 4x800 metres women's relay at the national athletics championships yesterday. Anna Balashikhina, Natalia Panteleyeva, Anna Yemashova and Olesya Chumakova clocked eight minutes 18.54 seconds...

The Russian team set the world indoor record in the rarely run 4x800 metres women's relay at the national athletics championships yesterday. Anna Balashikhina, Natalia Panteleyeva, Anna Yemashova and Olesya Chumakova clocked eight minutes 18.54 seconds to beat the mark of 8:18.71 set by another Russian quartet at an international athletics meet in Moscow 13 years ago.

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