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France 24
06-07-2025
- Sport
- France 24
Kenya's Faith Kipyegon breaks women's 1,500m world record
Kipyegon improved on the record of 3:49.04 she set at the Diamond League meeting in Paris on July 7, 2024. The Kenyan was running her first 1,500m of the season, having come up short in a bid to become the first woman to break four minutes in the mile in a special event in Paris on June 26. She said her preparation for that attempt helped her in her signature event. "I think the changes were that I was preparing myself for something special, which was to run under four minutes in a mile, and I think I pushed myself, getting better and better toward the 1,500, so I knew it was possible to still run under 3:49," she said. The "Breaking 4" mile attempt, with the aid of a wealth of technical support including a custom-made suit and new Victory Elite FK shoes, was something of an outlier, but Kipyegon said this race puts her on course for the World Championships at Tokyo in September. "This is the road to Tokyo, and I would say I am in the right direction," said the 31-year-old Kenyan, who has yet to decide if she will attempt the 1,500m/5,000m double in Tokyo. Ethiopia's Diribe Welteji finished second in 3:51.44, overhauling Australia's Olympic silver medallist Jessica Hull, who had stuck to Kipyegon until the final lap but settled for third in 3:52.67. "For someone to show up and just keep doing it over and over again, she's phenomenal," Hull said of Kipyegon. "She was aware that I was going to be there this time, so she put her foot down and made it really hard for that last 500 meters." © 2025 AFP
The Guardian
06-07-2025
- Sport
- The Guardian
Faith Kipyegon breaks her 1500m world record as Beatrice Chebet smashes 5,000m mark
Faith Kipyegon bounced back in spectacular style from the disappointment of failing to run a four-minute mile in Paris by shattering her 1500m world record in Eugene. On a day where the women's 5,000m world record also fell in the 50th running of the Prefontaine Classic, the 31-year-old Kenyan looked to be odds against to break her record at the bell. Yet Kipyegon was able to find an extra gear as she ran the last 300m in a staggering 44 seconds to break her previous world record by 0.36 sec. Eight days earlier she had faded sharply in Paris to run 4:06 for the mile. But here she looked far stronger and sharper as she came home in 3min 48.68sec. Ethiopia's Diribe Welteji was second in 3:51.44, ahead of Australia's Jessica Hull in 3:52.67. Britain's Georgia Bell finished strongly to come fourth in a season's best 3:54.76. Earlier the Olympic 5,000m and 10,000m champion, Beatrice Chebet, became the first woman in history to cover 5,000m inside 14 minutes, clocking a world record of 13:58.06. The Kenyan, returning to the track where she broke the world 10,000m record last year, was tracked for most of the race by the former world 5,000m record holder Gudaf Tsegay and Agnes Jebet Ngetich. But she kicked hard with 200 metres remaining before taking 2.15 seconds off Tsegay's best. Ngetich took second place in 14:01.29, the third-fastest time in history, and Tsegay placed third in 14:04.41. 'When I was coming here to Eugene, I was coming to prepare to run a world record, and I said I have to try,' explained Chebet. 'I said if Faith is trying, why not me? And today, I'm so happy because I've achieved being the first woman to run under 14.' There was also a thrilling men's mile race as the 20-year-old Dutch star Niels Laros came from 20 metres back in the final 100m to somehow beat the Olympic bronze medallist Yarod Neguse by one-hundredth of a second in a time of 3:45.94. There was also a shock in the women's 100m as Melissa Jefferson-Wooden beat the Olympic champion Julien Alfred in a thriller. The pair were locked together all the way down the straight before the American just got her head in front to win in 10.75 sec, despite running into a -1.5m/s headwind, with Alfred 0.02 sec back. Britain's Dina Asher-Smith was sixth in 11.14 with Sha'Carri Richardson last in 11.19.
The Guardian
05-07-2025
- Sport
- The Guardian
Faith Kipyegon breaks her 1500m world record as Beatrice Chebet smashes 5,000m mark
Faith Kipyegon bounced back in spectacular style from the disappointment of failing to run a four-minute mile in Paris by shattering her 1500m world record in Eugene. On a day where the women's 5,000m world record also fell in the 50th running of the Prefontaine Classic, the 31-year-old Kenyan looked to be odds against to break her record at the bell. Yet Kipyegon was able to find an extra gear as she ran the last 300m in a staggering 44 seconds to break her previous world record by 0.36 sec. Eight days earlier she had faded sharply in Paris to run 4:06 for the mile. But here she looked far stronger and sharper as she came home in 3min 48.68sec. Ethiopia's Diribe Welteji was second in 3:51.44, ahead of Australia's Jessica Hull in 3:52.67. Britain's Georgia Bell finished strongly to come fourth in a season's best 3:54.76. Earlier the Olympic 5,000m and 10,000m champion, Beatrice Chebet, became the first woman in history to cover 5,000m inside 14 minutes, clocking a world record of 13:58.06. The Kenyan, returning to the track where she broke the world 10,000m record last year, was tracked for most of the race by the former world 5,000m record holder Gudaf Tsegay and Agnes Jebet Ngetich. But she kicked hard with 200 metres remaining before taking 2.15 seconds off Tsegay's best. Ngetich took second place in 14:01.29, the third-fastest time in history, and Tsegay placed third in 14:04.41. 'When I was coming here to Eugene, I was coming to prepare to run a world record, and I said I have to try,' explained Chebet. 'I said if Faith is trying, why not me? And today, I'm so happy because I've achieved being the first woman to run under 14.' There was also a thrilling men's mile race as the 20-year-old Dutch star Niels Laros came from 20 metres back in the final 100m to somehow beat the Olympic bronze medallist Yarod Neguse by one-hundredth of a second in a time of 3:45.94. There was also a shock in the women's 100m as Melissa Jefferson-Wooden beat the Olympic champion Julien Alfred in a thriller. The pair were locked together all the way down the straight before the American just got her head in front to win in 10.75 sec, despite running into a -1.5m/s headwind, with Alfred 0.02 sec back. Britain's Dina Asher-Smith was sixth in 11.14 with Sha'Carri Richardson last in 11.19.
Al Arabiya
05-07-2025
- Sport
- Al Arabiya
Faith Kipyegon Sets 1,500 World Record at the Prefontaine Classic
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 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.
Washington Post
05-07-2025
- Sport
- 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: ___
