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===3,000-metre steeplechase===
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A 3,000-metre steeplechase is a distance event requiring greater strength, stamina, and agility than the flat 3,000-metre event. This is because athletes are required to jump over five barriers per lap, after a flat first 200 m to allow for settling in. One barrier per lap is placed in front of a water pit, meaning that runners are also forced to deal with the chafing of wet shoes as they race. The world records are held by [[Lamecha Girma]] ([[Ethiopia]]) (7:52.11, [[Paris]]. 9 June 2023) and [[Gulnara Samitova]] (Russia) (8:58.81, Beijing, 17 August 2008).<ref name="IAAF World Records"/>