Ethiopian Meseret Defar shattered the women's world indoor record for the two-mile run at the Boston Indoor Games. 

Defar, the outdoor record holder over the distance and reigning Olympic champion at 5,000 metres, clocked 9:10.50 seconds.

That beat the old mark of 9:23.38, set by Regina Jacobs in Boston six years ago.

Kim Smith of New Zealand, who trains in Rhode Island, finished second and also surpassed the old record time, finishing in an impressive 9:13.94.

Reuters