Editing Middle-distance running (section)

===3000 metres===
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Truly on the borderline between middle and longer distances, the 3000 m (7.5 laps) is a standard race in the United States. Between 1983 and 1993 it was a world championship event for women at the outdoor [[World Athletics Championships]] and [[Athletics at the Summer Olympics|Olympics]]. The [[Athletics at the 1984 Summer Olympics – Women's 3000 metres|1984 Olympic race]] was famous for the controversial collision between [[Mary Decker]] and [[Zola Budd]]. The race has been a fixture at the [[World Athletics Indoor Championships]] since its inception in 1985 as the longest race for both men and women. This race requires decent speed, but a lack of natural quickness can be made up for with superior aerobic conditioning and race tactics. The records at this distance were set by [[Jakob Ingebrigtsen]] ([[Norway]]) (7:17.55, [[Silesia]], 25 August 2024) and [[Wang Junxia|Junxia Wang]] (China) (8:06.11, Beijing, 13 September 1993).<ref name="IAAF World Records"/>