It is two in two for Grant Fisher. Just a week ago, he had made history in the men’s 3,000m indoor event in the Millrose Games. All he took was 7:22.91 minutes to claim the title of the event and go past Lamecha Girma’s world record in the event. In the same race, he thwarted Cole Hocker’s challenge. Remember, Hocker had an Olympic gold medal to boast of. But it is all about hunger in track and field sports, and Fisher has proved that he has plenty of it. How? Look what he did at the 2025 BU Valentine Invitational.
On February 14, Fisher set a record in the indoor long-distance event. This time, it was in the men’s 5,000m indoor event. Not only that, the American athlete made a statement while breaking the record. Previously, the record had been in the possession of Kenenisa Bekele, one of the finest names in long-distance running.
In 2004, Bekele took 12:49.60 minutes to establish himself as the world record holder in the men’s 5,000m indoor event. On Friday, Fisher shaved more than five seconds off that timing. He ultimately took 12:44.09 minutes to uproot Bekele’s timing and set his one in place. Such a performance brought a lot of joy among the track and field fans. On X, the comments showed evidence of it. One such comment, however, read, “Grant Fisher is an American hero.”
GRANT FISHER. WORLD RECORD.
Grant Fisher just ran a 12:44.09 Indoor 5,000m. He SHATTERED the 21-year-old record set by Kenenisa Bekele in 2004.
Oh my Grant Fisher.#BUValentine pic.twitter.com/eEd2erKlRF
— FloTrack (@FloTrack) February 14, 2025
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