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Faith Kipyegon Just Misses 32-Year-Old 3,000

Faith Kipyegon clocked 8:07.04 at the Silesia Diamond League, narrowly missing the 1993 world record by 0.93 seconds and setting the second fastest time ever in the 3000m.

  • Faith Kipyegon competed in the women's 3000m at the Silesia Diamond League, finishing with a time of 8:07.04, just shy of the world record of 8:06.11 set in 1993 by Wang Junxia.
  • Mondo Duplantis won the men's pole vault event at the same meet with a best leap of 6.10m, unable to break his own world record.
  • Julius Yego won the men's javelin throw with a throw of 83.60m, marking his first Diamond League victory since 2016.
  • Femke Bol set a world lead in the women's 400m hurdles with a time of 51.91 seconds, achieving her 29th consecutive Diamond League win.
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The Kenyan is less than a second from 8:06.11 in 3,000 meters from the Chinese Junxia in 1993. Duplantis wins with 6.10 and Hodkingson with 800 with 1:54.74.

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