But they should, because they could hardly have been bettered. Dibaba bettered Meseret Defar's world record by 5.48 seconds. Arnold's 198 laps led in a race has never been bettered. This record lasted until 2002, when Gabriela Szabo bettered it. Despite this, most Conservatives realised that as a fighting leader, Law could not be bettered. Lehto bettered the Champion Racing's entry to maintain fourth. He won in 1962 at a speed not bettered until 1981. The record would however not last long, MS Dhoni bettered it later in the series. As before, he bettered his own record with a throw of . Simon Taufel bettered that record a few days later. To fly higher, this must be significantly bettered. Since that race in 1985, her time has only been bettered on four occasions. This bettered Kayoko Fukushi's previous world best by almost half a minute. The record was bettered by Kane Williamson with 1172 runs in 2015. The next day, Dinneen bettered that mark, striking out eleven Pittsburgh batters in Game 2.