Faith Kipyegon got her second world record in a week

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Faith Kipyegon He dreamed of becoming the best athlete in history and, in just one week, he managed to achieve it in two different distances. After beating the world record of 1,500 m in Florence Diamond League with 3’49”11, he appeared a week later in Paris with the goal of breaking the 5,000 m record and he did it in a time of 14’05”20.

In Florence, Kipyegon became the first woman to dip below the 3’50 minute barrier in a 1,500 m race and the only one after becoming a mother, a condition she looks forward to whenever she can to remind herself that there are no limitations. Kipyegon trains in Iten and shares many sessions with marathon record holder Eliud Kipchoge, with whom he maintains a great friendship.

Charlety’s track race was a head-up between reigning 5,000m world record holder Letesenbet Gidey and 1,500m record holder Faith Kipyegon. A thrilling battle between Ethiopia and Kenya went to Kipyegon’s side, who took advantage of his excellent form to produce a big last lap in 1’00″63 to beat the record by a second.

With this performance, Faith Kipyegon added the finish to a scandalous record that stands out with two Olympic gold medals in Rio 2016 and Tokyo 2020 and two world titles in Doha 2019 and Oregon 2023, as the most successful in history at this distance . In addition, in the Japanese capital he became the third athlete capable of retaining the 1,500 crown after Seb Coe and Tatyana Kazankina.

Source: La Verdad

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