Defar destroys indoor two-mile mark

BOSTON (Reuters) - Ethiopian Meseret Defar shattered the women's world indoor record for the two-mile run at the Boston Indoor Games on Saturday.

Defar, the outdoor record holder over the distance and reigning Olympic champion at 5,000 meters, clocked nine minutes 10.50 seconds to 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.

(Writing by Mike Shalin; Editing by Alastair Himmer)