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Faith Kipyegon Sets 1,500 World Record at the Prefontaine Classic
- On July 5 in Eugene, Kenya's Faith Kipyegon and Beatrice Chebet set world records at the Diamond League meeting, with Kipyegon running 3:48.68 and Chebet 13:58.06.
- The Prefontaine Classic, the only U.S. Diamond League stop, attracts top athletes like Kenyan record-breakers Kipyegon and Chebet, aiming for world records amid elite competition.
- Kipyegon’s splits: 61.9s/400m, 2:03.4/800m, 3:04.7/1200m, final 200m in 28.8s; Chebet’s last 200m also in 28.8s, with Chebet’s 13:58.06 world record in the 5000m.
- Following record runs, Hayward Field's 12,606 spectators erupted as Kipyegon wrapped in a Kenyan flag and Thompson won the men’s 100m in 9.85s, energizing the competition.
- As Tokyo approaches, athletes like Richardson and Biniam Mehary used Eugene to qualify and prepare for the 2025 World Championships, setting the stage for September’s global meet.
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Kenyan athlete Faith Kipyegon set a new world record in the 1,500 meters this morning at the Diamond League meet in Eugene.
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Faith Kipyegon's return to the 1,500m, Armand Duplantis's bid for a 13th pole vault world record and 100m fields featuring Kishane Thompson, Julien Alfred and Sha'Carri Richardson promise fireworks at the Eugene Diamond League meeting on the Fourth of July weekend. Kipyegon will be back on track in the 1,500m in the wake of her unsuccessful bid to become the first woman to break the four-minute barrier in the Mile in Paris last week. The 31-year…
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