The Ethiopian distance running star Defar will use her wild card to compete in the world championships. Beijing world championships will be her first race since September 2013.
The 31-year-old Ethiopian has won 2 Olympic games and 2 world championships gold medals and broke four time world records.
The 2015 world athletics championships starts on August 22.
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