Faith Kipyegon narrowly misses world record in women’s 1,500m

The return of the Olympic and world 1,500m champions to the Diamond League did not disappoint. Face Kipyegon chased Genzebe Dibaba world record He clocked 3:50.07 in Monaco on Wednesday, but fell three tenths short of the Kenyan national record of 3:50.37.

2nd fastest time ever 🤯

Faith Kipyegon🇰🇪 won the 1500m in 3:50.37!

She just missed the world record by 0.30!#Monaco DL pic.twitter.com/9h81gqjL6k

— World Athletics (@WorldAthletics) August 10, 2022

The pacemaker passed Kipyegon in 2:01.64 for 800m, but dropped out at 900m. Kipyegon ran his final 500m in 1 minute 16 seconds, narrowly beating Dibaba’s 2015 record for running the same track.

Aside from the elusive world record, the 28-year-old back-to-back Olympic champion has done it all. Not only is she a national record holder (her previous record was her 3:51.07), she is now the second fastest woman ever to over 1,500 m.

Kipyegon’s run wasn’t the only notable performance of the day. Five-time world champion in the 100m, Jamaican Shelly Ann Fraser Price In the women’s 100 meters, she is the world’s fastest, with a time of 10.61 seconds. This was her fourth fastest time ever in the 100m, and Fraser her Price was her third time below her 10.7 in the past seven days.

I still don’t have the words to describe how I feel. # god is good pic.twitter.com/T0E8zOd7Nh

— ShellyAnnFraserPryce (@realshellyannfp) August 10, 2022

In the men’s 3,000m, a group run at a 1,500m pace of 3 minutes and 39 seconds Daniel Komen A world record of 7:20.67. Berif Aregawi Ethiopia leads to 100m remaining Thierry Ndikumwenayo The Burundian player passed him on the outside to clinch the win in a Diamond League record time of 7:25.93. His time led the world and was also a national record for Burundi. In June, Ndikumwenayo also became the first Burundian male to run 5,000m in less than 13 minutes.

Up-and-coming American distance runner, Grant Fisherwas third with a personal best and North American record of 7:28.48.

The first event on the track was the men’s 1,000m, and all eyes were on the battle with Canada’s World Championship 800m bronze medalist. Marco Allop and world champion Jake Wightman When Emmanuel CorrilAlop timed 2:14.35 to beat the Canadian 1,000 m record set ten years ago by two seconds.You can read more about his record-breaking race here.