Triple Olympic champion Faith Kipyegon says ‘it's possible' after failing in run at four-minute mile
'I gave everything today to try, it was not about running a tactical race,' Kipyegon said. 'It was the first trial. I have proven that it's possible and it's only a matter of time. I think it will come to our way. If it's not me, it will be somebody else. I know one day, one time a woman will run under 4:00. I will not lose hope. I will still go for it.'
The 31-year-old Kipyegon looked exhausted as she reached the finish and fell on her back as she was surrounded by photographers.
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Her attempt took place on a 77-degree summer evening and limited wind, in front of an audience of a few thousand people. She used a team of 13 elite pace setters made of 11 men and two women who were positioned in front and behind her to reduce drag.
She stayed on the inside of the track throughout her punishing effort. She appeared to struggle midway through the race and would have needed to run each of her four laps an average of about two seconds faster.
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'I think next time we will catch up with the light,' Kipyegon added, joking about the Wavelight, a pace-setting system using a series of LED lights on the inside of the track, making it easier to follow whether an athlete is ahead or falling behind.
Faith Kipyegon holds the world record for the mile by a woman, a 4:07.64.
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Kipyegon also had a message for her daughter and young girls watching.
'I will tell them we are not limited,' she said. 'We can limit ourselves with thoughts, but it is possible to try everything and prove to the world that we are strong. Keep pushing.'
Among the guests in Paris were Carl Lewis and
It was more than 71 years ago when British runner
Kipyegon set the women's mile world record nearly two years ago during a Diamond League meet in Monaco.
She won her third straight 1,500 Olympic title in Paris last August. A month before that, she
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