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Washington Post
05-07-2025
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- Washington Post
Faith Kipyegon sets 1,500 world record at the Prefontaine Classic
EUGENE, Ore. — Kenyan Faith Kipyegon set a world record in the 1,500 meters on Saturday at the Prefontaine Classic, finishing in 3 minutes, 48.68 seconds. Kipyegon, a three-time Olympic champion in the event, bested her own record of 3:49.04 in the event, set last July before the Paris Games. Kipyegon, 31, sprinted alone down the stretch at Hayward Field cheered by the crowd. After crossing the finish line, she wrapped herself in the Kenyan flag. Ethiopian Diribe Welteji was runner-up in 3:51.44. Last month Kipyegon failed in a bid to become the first woman to run a mile in under four minutes. She ran 4:06.42 — the fastest mile in history by a woman — at Stade Charléty in Paris. Her time was better than her world record of 4:07.64 but won't be recognized because the Nike-sponsored event was unofficial. Kipyegon also has won the 1,500 at the last three World Championships. She was second in the 5,000 at the Paris Olympics last summer. AP sports: ___
Yahoo
05-07-2025
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Faith Kipyegon sets 1,500 world record at the Prefontaine Classic
EUGENE, Ore. (AP) — Kenyan Faith Kipyegon set a world record in the 1,500 meters on Saturday at the Prefontaine Classic, finishing in 3 minutes, 48.68 seconds. Kipyegon, a three-time Olympic champion in the event, bested her own record of 3:49.04 in the event, set last July before the Paris Games. Advertisement Kipyegon, 31, sprinted alone down the stretch at Hayward Field cheered by the crowd. After crossing the finish line, she wrapped herself in the Kenyan flag. Ethiopian Diribe Welteji was runner-up in 3:51.44. Last month Kipyegon failed in a bid to become the first woman to run a mile in under four minutes. She ran 4:06.42 — the fastest mile in history by a woman — at Stade Charléty in Paris. Her time was better than her world record of 4:07.64 but won't be recognized because the Nike-sponsored event was unofficial. Kipyegon also has won the 1,500 at the last three World Championships. She was second in the 5,000 at the Paris Olympics last summer. AP sports: ___ Anne M. Peterson, The Associated Press
Associated Press
05-07-2025
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- Associated Press
Faith Kipyegon sets 1,500 world record at the Prefontaine Classic
EUGENE, Ore. (AP) — Kenyan Faith Kipyegon set a world record in the 1,500 meters on Saturday at the Prefontaine Classic, finishing in 3 minutes, 48.68 seconds. Kipyegon, a three-time Olympic champion in the event, bested her own record of 3:49.04 in the event, set last July before the Paris Games. Kipyegon, 31, sprinted alone down the stretch at Hayward Field cheered by the crowd. After crossing the finish line, she wrapped herself in the Kenyan flag. Ethiopian Diribe Welteji was runner-up in 3:51.44. Last month Kipyegon failed in a bid to become the first woman to run a mile in under four minutes. She ran 4:06.42 — the fastest mile in history by a woman — at Stade Charléty in Paris. Her time was better than her world record of 4:07.64 but won't be recognized because the Nike-sponsored event was unofficial. Kipyegon also has won the 1,500 at the last three World Championships. She was second in the 5,000 at the Paris Olympics last summer. AP sports: ___
Yahoo
04-07-2025
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Former Oregon star Jessica Hull returns to Hayward Field for the Prefontaine Classic meet
Jessica Hull was out on an easy run recently when her mind wandered to her upcoming return to Hayward Field for the first time as an Olympic medalist. The former Oregon track and field standout and NCAA champion from Australia has long been a fan favorite in Track Town, but now she's coming back to Eugene as one of the best middle-distance runners in the world. Advertisement Hull is entered in the 1,500 meters on July 5 for the 50th edition of the Prefontaine Classic Diamond League meet. Australia's Jessica Hull celebrates after finishing second in the women's 1,500-meter final at the 2024 Paris Olympic Summer Games. The former Oregon star returns to Hayward Field July 5 to compete in the Prefontaine Classic. 'Very special,' Hull said July 3 during an interview at the Graduate by Hilton hotel in downtown Eugene. 'I don't think the Eugene public or the Hayward faithful would understand how much they've played a part in the journey and I can kind of show them that in that moment how much I appreciated them. I'm really excited.' Hull, whose last race at Oregon came in 2019, is coming off the best season of her professional career that included a silver medal at the Paris Summer Games to become the first Australian — and Duck — to medal in the women's 1,500. Advertisement In the leadup to the Olympics she also ran a personal-record 3 minutes, 50.83 seconds to reset her own Australian record and become the fifth-fastest performer of all time. 'It makes me appreciate and almost validate the work that I've put in,' Hull said of her performance in Paris. 'All of it was worth it. Spending so much time on the road, and traveling, and being away from home, every decision that I've made, each step that I've taken, it suggests I was on the right path. 'It's opened my eyes to wanting more medals. That's the standard now and my own expectation.' Saturday's race will also include Kenya's Faith Kipyegon, who won her third Olympic gold medal last summer. Advertisement Kipyegon is the world record-holder at 3:49.04 and is coming off an attempt to become the first women to break the 4-minute barrier in the mile when she ran 4:06.42 June 26 in Paris in an event orchestrated by Nike. Hull said she didn't know yet what the pace was expected to be for Saturday's race but a world-record attempt was certainly possible. 'Oh definitely,' Hull said. 'I think if you watched Faith in Paris you know she's in that kind of shape. I was just in the elevator with her and she's in great spirits. If she's ready and she's positive I think it could be pretty awesome. I just expect now that if Faith is on the start line we're gonna run fast.' The meet schedule for the Pre Classic was shuffled a bit Thursday to make the women's 1,500 the final event, no doubt a nod to the presence of Kipyegon and the quality of a field that also includes Great Britain's Georgia Bell, who won Olympic bronze, former Duck Susan Lokayo Ejore of Kenya, who was sixth in the Olympic final, and Americans Nikki Hiltz, Elise Cranny, Shelby Houlihan, Sinclaire Johnson and Heather MacLean. Advertisement 'When I saw (the schedule change) this morning I was like, 'Whoa, Faith must be ready to run fast,'' Hull said with a laugh. '… She deserves to be in the spotlight. Faith is leading us but other women are bubbling up, too.' Including Hull, who is also ready to run fast in front of fans and in a stadium that have meant so much to her. 'I always dreamt of being an Olympian and when I got to Oregon and you're around that standard of excellence that's when you start to dream of medals or winning,' she said. 'They opened my eyes to what was possible, and I hope to put on a show Saturday to say thank you.' How to watch the Prefontaine Classic track and field meet TV: NBC (1-3 p.m.) Stream: Peacock (1-3 p.m.), (10 a.m.-1 p.m.) Advertisement Chris Hansen covers University of Oregon football, men's basketball, track and field, cross country and softball for The Register-Guard. You can reach him at chansen@ and you can follow him on X @chansen_RG This article originally appeared on Register-Guard: Former UO star Jessica Hull expects a 'special' Hayward Field return
Yahoo
26-06-2025
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Faith Kipyegon will try to become first woman to break 4-minute mile in Paris
FILE - Faith Kipyegon, of Kenya, celebrates after winning the gold medal in the women's 1500 meters final at the 2024 Summer Olympics, Saturday, Aug. 10, 2024, in Saint-Denis, France. (AP Photo/Ashley Landis, File) FILE - Faith Kipyegon, of Kenya, celebrates after winning the women's 1500-meter final at the 2024 Summer Olympics, Saturday, Aug. 10, 2024, in Saint-Denis, France.(AP Photo/David J. Phillip, File) FILE - Faith Kipyegon, of Kenya, celebrates after winning the women's 1500-meter final at the 2024 Summer Olympics, Saturday, Aug. 10, 2024, in Saint-Denis, France.(AP Photo/David J. Phillip, File) FILE - Faith Kipyegon, of Kenya, celebrates after winning the gold medal in the women's 1500 meters final at the 2024 Summer Olympics, Saturday, Aug. 10, 2024, in Saint-Denis, France. (AP Photo/Ashley Landis, File) FILE - Faith Kipyegon, of Kenya, celebrates after winning the women's 1500-meter final at the 2024 Summer Olympics, Saturday, Aug. 10, 2024, in Saint-Denis, France.(AP Photo/David J. Phillip, File) PARIS (AP) — Triple Olympic gold medalist Faith Kipyegon will try to become the first woman to run a mile in under four minutes later Thursday in Paris. Kipyegon, a three-time Olympic 1,500-meter champion from Kenya, is already the world-record holder in the mile and 1,500. She will need to shave at least 7.65 seconds off her world record time of 4:07.64. Advertisement It was more than 71 years ago when British runner Roger Bannister became the first man to eclipse four minutes in 3:59.4. 'I want this attempt to say to women, 'You can dream and make your dreams valid,'' she said. 'This is the way to go as women, to push boundaries and dream big.' Kipyegon set the women's mile world record nearly two years ago during a Diamond League meet in Monaco. To improve it, Kipyegon will need to run each of her four laps an average of about two seconds faster. The 31-year-old athlete won her third straight 1,500 Olympic title in Paris last August. A month before that, she broke her own 1,500 record on the same track where she will run on Thursday at Stade Charléty. Advertisement She will be wearing the latest innovations from Nike, from her aerodynamic track suit to her spikes. It's unclear how many pacemakers will accompany Kipyegon during the Nike-sponsored event dubbed " Breaking4: Faith Kipyegon vs. the 4-Minute Mile." ___ AP sports:
