The world 1500m record set by Kenya\u2019s Faith Kipyegon at the Wanda Diamond League meeting in Eugene in July has been ratified by World Athletics.<\/p>\n\n\n\n
Clocking 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.<\/p>\n\n\n\n
Kipyegon tracked the pacemaker closely through 400m (1:01.61) and 800m (2:03.17). She kicked hard on the back straight and charged towards the finish line, crossing it in 3:48.68 to win by almost three seconds.<\/p>\n\n\n\n
The performance followed her 4:06.42 mile in Paris a week earlier \u2013 the fastest women\u2019s mile performance in history, albeit in an unofficial and unratifiable exhibition event.<\/p>\n\n\n\n
\u201cThe changes were that I was preparing myself for something special, which was to run under four minutes in a mile, and I think I pushed myself, getting better and better toward the 1500m,\u201d she said. \u201cSo, I knew it was possible to still run under 3:49.<\/p>\n\n\n\n
\u201cThis is the road to Tokyo, and I would say I am in the right direction.\u201d<\/p>\n\n\n\n
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