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Jessica Hull breaks Australian mile record at London Diamond League meet
Jessica Hull has gone record hunting again, smashing her own Australian and Oceanian mile marks but still having to settle for second best at a star-studded Diamond League meeting in London. While Hull and high jumper Eleanor Patterson grabbed runners-up spots at the London Stadium to lead the Australian challenge in front of a 60,000 full house on Saturday, it also proved a landmark day for Newcastle's Rose Davies who obliterated her own national and Oceanian 5000m marks while finishing third. But on another promising afternoon for Australia's athletes, as they started building their preparations for the Tokyo World Championships, there was a setback for young miling sensation Cam Myers, whose promising bid in the meeting-concluding 1500m ended with an on-track bump. Olympic metric mile silver medallist Hull's eyes must have lit up when Gudaf Tsegay seemed to be setting a suicidal pace in the mile, but as the Wollongong ace moved up to her shoulder, Ethiopia's former double world champ found an extra gear to win comfortably in a new national record 4min 11.88sec. Hull's substantial consolation was to lower her own Oceanian mark to 4:13.68. 'I had a lot of distractions, but was just trying to zone into the leader in the second half, but it was a solid run,' said Hull. 'Coming in, we were thinking I could run a national record, and I did. I would have liked to have been a little closer to 4:10, but I felt very strong for 4:13. 'A lot of records fell today, so it was a pretty special to be a part of that race.' Earlier on Saturday, Davies clocked 14:31.45 for third behind the Ethiopian duo of Medina Eisa (14:30.57) and Fantaye Belayneh (14:30.90), her run eclipsing her previous national mark of 14:40.83, set in China in April, by more than nine seconds. Georgia Griffith finished fifth in a huge new personal best 14:32.82 to also smash the former record. 'I was ready for a big race and felt like I responded to the challenge today,' said Davies. 'My expectations were a PB (personal best) and I have achieved that so I am really pleased.' Former world champ Patterson was surprised her 1.93 metre clearance was enough to earn her the silver as even Olympic champion Yaroslava Mahuchikh had an off-day, allowing British home hope Morgan Lake to win with a 1.96m leap. Sign up to Australia Sport Get a daily roundup of the latest sports news, features and comment from our Australian sports desk after newsletter promotion 'I am very honoured to be known as 'Miss Consistent' as it reflects my aim to be consistently jumping well,' said Patterson. 'Today doesn't quite match up to it -- but if 1.93 is a bad day and second I can't be too mad about it' Myers, the 19-year-old Canberran phenomenon who's had a stunning year in the senior ranks already while finishing runner-up in Oslo's Dream Mile, looked ready for the next step as he moved sweetly into contention on the final lap of the metric mile. But about to make his move in fourth, he and Briton George Mills clipped heels, taking each other out of contention, and Myers ended up limping home way down in 13th place in 4:24.03, wondering what might have been as another teenage superstar, Kenya's Phanuel Koech, won in the fastest time ever seen in the UK, 3:28.82. International highlight of the day may have been Olympic 100m champion Julien Alfred smashing her own national St Lucian record while running the fastest 200m in the world this year (21.71sec). Australian hope Torrie Lewis couldn't live with that, finishing last in 23.05.
CNN
06-07-2025
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Faith Kipyegon and Beatrice Chebet smash world records at an extraordinary Diamond League meeting
Kenya's Faith Kipyegon and Beatrice Chebet both set new world records on Saturday at an extraordinary Diamond League meeting in Eugene, Oregon. Kipyegon, who fell short in her quest to become the first woman in history to run a four-minute mile last month, bounced back in impressive style to break her own women's 1,500m world record with a time of 3:48.68. She dominated the race, holding off Australia's Jessica Hull who stuck with her until the back straight, eventually winning by almost three seconds. As Kipyegon crossed the line, the crowd erupted, knowing she had shaved 0.36 seconds off the world record, while she turned and pointed back towards the clock before wrapping herself in a Kenyan flag. Earlier in the meet, also known as the Prefontaine Classic, Chebet obliterated the 5,000m world record by more than two seconds, becoming the first woman to complete the distance in under 14 minutes. She crossed the line in 13:58.06, more than three seconds ahead of Agnes Jebet Ngetich in second place, who recorded the third-fastest time in history. Gudaf Tsegay, the previous world record holder, finished the race in third place with a time of 14:04.41. Chebet had already broken the 14-minute barrier on the road in January when she completed the race in 13:54. 'I'm so happy,' Chebet said afterward. 'In Rome (where she recorded a time of 14:03.69), I was just running to win a race. After Rome, I say that I am capable of running a world record so let me go back home and prepare … I told myself, 'if Faith is trying for a world record in Eugene, why not me too?'' 'It's a good track for me,' she added, referencing her previous success in Eugene where she broke the women's 10,000m world record last year. Now, Chebet holds the 5,000m and 10,000m women's world records as well as the Olympic titles in both events. Elsewhere at the meet, Mondo Duplantis comfortably won the men's pole vault but failed to raise his own world record, hitting the bar on all three of his attempts to clear 6.29m.
CNN
06-07-2025
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Faith Kipyegon and Beatrice Chebet smash world records at an extraordinary Diamond League meeting
Kenya's Faith Kipyegon and Beatrice Chebet both set new world records on Saturday at an extraordinary Diamond League meeting in Eugene, Oregon. Kipyegon, who fell short in her quest to become the first woman in history to run a four-minute mile last month, bounced back in impressive style to break her own women's 1,500m world record with a time of 3:48.68. She dominated the race, holding off Australia's Jessica Hull who stuck with her until the back straight, eventually winning by almost three seconds. As Kipyegon crossed the line, the crowd erupted, knowing she had shaved 0.36 seconds off the world record, while she turned and pointed back towards the clock before wrapping herself in a Kenyan flag. Earlier in the meet, also known as the Prefontaine Classic, Chebet obliterated the 5,000m world record by more than two seconds, becoming the first woman to complete the distance in under 14 minutes. She crossed the line in 13:58.06, more than three seconds ahead of Agnes Jebet Ngetich in second place, who recorded the third-fastest time in history. Gudaf Tsegay, the previous world record holder, finished the race in third place with a time of 14:04.41. Chebet had already broken the 14-minute barrier on the road in January when she completed the race in 13:54. 'I'm so happy,' Chebet said afterward. 'In Rome (where she recorded a time of 14:03.69), I was just running to win a race. After Rome, I say that I am capable of running a world record so let me go back home and prepare … I told myself, 'if Faith is trying for a world record in Eugene, why not me too?'' 'It's a good track for me,' she added, referencing her previous success in Eugene where she broke the women's 10,000m world record last year. Now, Chebet holds the 5,000m and 10,000m women's world records as well as the Olympic titles in both events. Elsewhere at the meet, Mondo Duplantis comfortably won the men's pole vault but failed to raise his own world record, hitting the bar on all three of his attempts to clear 6.29m.
CNN
06-07-2025
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Faith Kipyegon and Beatrice Chebet smash world records at an extraordinary Diamond League meeting
Kenya's Faith Kipyegon and Beatrice Chebet both set new world records on Saturday at an extraordinary Diamond League meeting in Eugene, Oregon. Kipyegon, who fell short in her quest to become the first woman in history to run a four-minute mile last month, bounced back in impressive style to break her own women's 1,500m world record with a time of 3:48.68. She dominated the race, holding off Australia's Jessica Hull who stuck with her until the back straight, eventually winning by almost three seconds. As Kipyegon crossed the line, the crowd erupted, knowing she had shaved 0.36 seconds off the world record, while she turned and pointed back towards the clock before wrapping herself in a Kenyan flag. Earlier in the meet, also known as the Prefontaine Classic, Chebet obliterated the 5,000m world record by more than two seconds, becoming the first woman to complete the distance in under 14 minutes. She crossed the line in 13:58.06, more than three seconds ahead of Agnes Jebet Ngetich in second place, who recorded the third-fastest time in history. Gudaf Tsegay, the previous world record holder, finished the race in third place with a time of 14:04.41. Chebet had already broken the 14-minute barrier on the road in January when she completed the race in 13:54. 'I'm so happy,' Chebet said afterward. 'In Rome (where she recorded a time of 14:03.69), I was just running to win a race. After Rome, I say that I am capable of running a world record so let me go back home and prepare … I told myself, 'if Faith is trying for a world record in Eugene, why not me too?'' 'It's a good track for me,' she added, referencing her previous success in Eugene where she broke the women's 10,000m world record last year. Now, Chebet holds the 5,000m and 10,000m women's world records as well as the Olympic titles in both events. Elsewhere at the meet, Mondo Duplantis comfortably won the men's pole vault but failed to raise his own world record, hitting the bar on all three of his attempts to clear 6.29m.
Yahoo
06-07-2025
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- Yahoo
Hull the standout Australian at Diamond League in US
Australian Jessica Hull has hung tough at her favourite hunting ground to finish a gutsy third in the women's 1500m at the Diamond League meet in Eugene as peerless Kenyan Faith Kipyegon smashed her own world record. Once the pacemaker dropped out shortly after the halfway point, Paris Olympics silver medallist Hull was the only runner to go with Kigyegon, who has won the last three Olympic 1500m golds. Advertisement The Kenyan powered home in the final 200 metres to stop the clock at three minutes 48.68 seconds, bettering her previous world mark of 3:49.04. Kenyan Faith Kipyegon has set another world record. (AP PHOTO) Hull, 28, was third in 3:52.67 at the Hayward Field track where she first made her name as a collegiate star for the University of Oregon. "To get the position right off the line was super nice, and then I just tried to stay relaxed," said Hull. "Then I felt Faith, she put her foot down and made it really hard for that last 500 metres. "This was the fastest 1500m I've been in all year, so it was definitely tough in that last 400, but I'm okay with that being tough at this point of the season. Advertisement "It was really important to get a really fast one under my belt and build from here." Olympic champion Beatrice Chebet from Kenya also broke a world mark on Saturday (Sunday AEST), becoming the first woman to break the 14-minute barrier in the 5000m with a sizzling run of 13:58.06. Chebet looked in shock when she saw the time, adding to her world 10,000m record set in Eugene last year. Flying Dutchman Niels Laros caused a major boilover in the storied Bowerman Mile, passing American Yared Nuguse in the shadow of the line. Nuguse went out hard as he chased the world record but eventually had to settle for second in 3:45.95, one hundredth of a second behind Laros. Advertisement Australian teen sensation Cam Myers was a commendable sixth in a stacked field in 3:47.50 - just two hundredths of a second outside the national record he shares with Olli Hoare. Olympic silver medallist Kishane Thompson from Jamaica saluted in a high-quality men's 100m in 9.85. "I'm the only one that can stop me," Thompson said. "I don't say that to brag, but to be honest, once I better my execution, amazing things are going to happen." Lachlan Kennedy was eighth in 10.07. Lachlan Kennedy has returned to action at the Diamond League meet in Oregon. (Richard Wainwright/AAP PHOTOS) It was the first competitive outing for the 21-year-old Kennedy since he became just the second Australian to legally break the 10-second barrier with a flying time of 9.98 last month in Kenya. Advertisement American Melissa Jefferson-Wooden stormed home to win the women's 100m in 10.75, relegating Olympic champ Julien Alfred from St Lucia to second spot in 10.77. Paris Olympics gold medallist Letsile Tebogo from Botswana, who kicked off his 2025 campaign at the Maurie Plant Meet in Melbourne in March, won the men's 200m in impressive style in 19.76.
