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Kiwi Maia Ramsden, the young up-and-coming middle distance runner, has set a new national record for the women's 1500m in the Paris Olympics semi-final.
She ran 4.02.20 to break the previous record by .38s.
Ramsden was dropped by the front pack at the 800m mark, but ran a fast second half to catch up and finished eighth.
It was not enough to secure a place in the final - but she was rewarded with a new New Zealand record.
Ramsden runs as part of the US collegiate circuit for Harvard and this year became the first woman in 20 years to win back-to-back American NCAA Division One 1500m titles.
...more to come