2023 is a good year for athletics: 19 world records They fall into external and internal events. This year, in the future Olympics, it could be even better. Magazine Citius Mag create a list of records that may fall this year, and here we leave you a summary of the most relevant for those who love to run.
Marathon men
The attempt to break the marathon world record is dated. It was on April 14 in Rotterdam, where Kelvin Kiptum He will be aiming to become the first person to go under 2 hours in an official marathon. The Kenyan went, in just one year, from being unknown to becoming the fastest man in the world at the Pheidippides distance. With only three marathons on his record (all with achievements under 2:02), the 24-year-old athlete is going for the mythical 2-hour barrier and everything indicates that he can achieve it.
5000m women
The women’s 5000m world record has fallen twice in the past year. First is Faith Kipyegon in Florence and afterwards Gaudaph Tsegay, with a mark of 14:00.21. The quality of athletes competing in this event suggests that the record could be broken again in 2024. Beatrice Chebet, Letesenbet Gidey and Sifan Hassanin addition to the aforementioned Kipyegon and Tsegay, are among the runners who will achieve the feat of breaking the mythical 14-minute distance barrier for the first time.
1500m and One mile men
Jakob Ingebrigtsen He wants to become the fastest middle-distance runner in history, but to do that he will have to break the 1500m and One Mile records, which have been held by the Moroccan for a quarter of a century. Hicham El Guerrouj. The Norwegian had a great season in 2023, where he managed to lower his personal best at both distances, leaving him within a few tenths of the world record. The rise of other middle distance runners such as Jared Nuguse and Josh Kerr This may be the push Jakob needs to achieve his goal.
200m women
The women’s 200m world record is 35 years old and one of the longest in athletics. Florence Griffith He achieved it in the 1988 Seoul Olympics, but it looks like he won’t be able to keep it up much longer. Shericka Jackson He has set 5 of the 8 fastest times in history over the distance and last year, at the World Championships in Budapest, he was just a few hundred yards away from the record. If the 30-year-old Jamaican has a good season, he will surely break the record.
400m hurdles women and men
The 400m hurdles are going through their “Golden Age”. In recent years we have seen the development of the world record for both men and women, and in 2024 the record may drop even further. The conflict between Sydney McLaughlin-Levrone and Femke Bol It is one of the most awaited in every international event, as well as in Karsten Warholm and Ray Benjamin to men. In the upcoming Olympic Games, athletics lovers dream of an epic final where these athletes compete for the gold medal and the world record.
100m hurdles for women
The competition in the women’s 100m hurdles is fierce, with a group of figures outshining each other in every international competition. Tobi Amusan He surprised everyone with his world record at the Eugene World Cup, Jasmine Camacho-Quinn He knew that to retain his Olympic title he had to run as fast or faster than the Nigerian, Kenny Harrison she definitely wants to regain the first place in the list of the fastest women in history and Danielle Williams He admitted that the record was in his sights. With these names, it wouldn’t be out of the ordinary to see a new world record in 2024.
Source: La Verdad
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