Kipyegon becomes only the second woman to win four world titles in the same track event after Shelly-Ann Fraser-Pryce, who has won five 100m titles.
MoreClocking 3:48.68 at the Prefontaine Classic on 5 July, multiple Olympic and world champion Kipyegon took 0.36 off the world record of 3:49.04 she set in Paris on 7 July 2024.
MoreFaith Kipyegon is already the world record-holder for the 1500m and the mile, and she came incredibly close to adding the 3000m mark to her CV in only her third ever race over the distance.
MoreKipyegon contests the 3000m, six weeks on from improving her own world 1500m record in Eugene.
MoreChebet passed 3000m in 8:22.96, 1.04 seconds inside the pace required for a sub-14-minute run.
MoreThe multiple world record-holder had been aiming to break the four-minute barrier, or at least run faster than her official mile world record of 4:07.64, set two years ago in Monaco.
MoreThe 31-year-old Kenyan will make the attempt in Paris on 26 June.
MoreSix athletics gold medallists from the Paris 2024 Olympic Games are among the nominees for the Laureus World Sports Awards. The ceremony, set for 21 April, will once again be held in Madrid. This year marks the 25th anniversary of
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