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Swede Aregawi wins women`s world indoor 1500m

Ethiopian-born Swede Abeba Aregawi won women`s 1500m gold at the World Indoor Athletics Championships at Sopot on Saturday.

Sopot, Poland: Ethiopian-born Swede Abeba Aregawi won women`s 1500m gold at the World Indoor Athletics Championships at Sopot on Saturday.
Aregawi, 23, who moved to Sweden in 2009 and took Swedish citizenship in June 2012 but was not cleared to run by the IAAF until December of that year, clocked 4min 00.61sec. Ethiopian Axumawit Embaye took silver in 4:07.12, with Canada`s Nicole Sifuentes claiming bronze (4:07.61) after inital third-place finisher Rababe Arafi of Morocco was disqualified for stepping inside the kerb.