The arena was boiling as the crowd and leaders cheered on the runners who rushed forward in a furious duel.
- Everything was really good, says Girma in SVT's broadcast.
The previous world record was 7.24.90 by Daniel Komen and had stood since 1998. Katir was also under the previous record.
At the competition two years ago, Ethiopian Getnet Wale missed the world record by eight hundredths.
Andreas Almgren skidded in his season debut and was in the back regions.
He passed 1000 meters in 2.32 and 1500 m in 3.50 but never finished but broke the race.