Soboleva smashes record to take 1,500 gold

VALENCIA, Spain (Reuters) - Yelena Soboleva smashed her own indoor world record to take gold in the 1,500 metres at the world indoor championships in Valencia on Sunday.

The 25-year-old Russian crossed the line in a time of three minutes 57.71 seconds, 0.34 quicker than the record she set in Moscow last month.

Fellow Russian Yuliya Fomenko was second in 3:59.41, while Gelete Burka of Ethiopia grabbed the bronze.

Soboleva, the world indoor silver medallist in 2006, has been in stunning form this season, also setting national records in the 800 metres and the mile.