DANIEL KOMEN of Kenya made it third time lucky on Sunday when he shattered Noureddine Morceli's 3,000 metres world record by nearly five seconds at the Rieti international meeting in Italy.
The 20 year old Kenyan, who failed to qualify for the Atlanta Olympics, clocked seven minutes 20.67 seconds, breaking Morceli's time of 7:25.11 set two years ago in Monte Carlo.
The Kenyan failed to qualify for the Olympics but has been n blistering form on the grand prix circuit since and was only 0.05 of a second outside Morceli's mark in Monaco last month.
He then clocked 7:25.87 in Brussels on August 23rd, the third fastest time in history, with Morceli finishing well back in sixth place.
Kenyan David Kisang led the field through 1,000 metres in 2:25.89 before Komen took the lead, clocking 4:53.18 at the 2,000 mark and carrying on to finish more than 20 seconds ahead of his nearest rival.
Kenya's Shem Kororia, was second in 7:43.17 with Italian Gennaro di Napoli third in 7:46.39.
