Faith Kipyegon breaks second world record in eight days; three WRs fall in Paris
Kenyan Faith Kipyegon broke her second world record in as many Fridays as three world records fell at a Diamond League meet in Paris.
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Faith Kipyegon smashes 5000m world record, Keely Hodgkinson sets national mark, Lamecha Girma breaks 19-year record
A week on from breaking the 1500m world record, Faith Kipyegon stepped up in distance and repeated the trick in the 5000m at the Diamond League meeting in Paris. Many Paris eyes may be focused on the French Open, with Novak Djokovic beating Carlos Alcaraz in the semi-finals, but those who favour athletics were treated to star power on Friday evening. Ad Kipyegon has been imperious at 1500m, winning Olympic gold in 2016 and 2020, but in Paris she stepped up to a distance she has not raced at since 2015.
Faith Kipyegon, Lamecha Girma smash world records at dazzling Diamond League meet in Paris
Kenya's Faith Kipyegon shattered the world record in the women's 5,000 metres at the Meeting de Paris Diamond League meet on Friday in her first race at the distance in eight years just a week after breaking the world mark in the 1,500m.
Kipyegon and Girma smash world records in dazzling Paris Diamond League meet
PARIS :Kenya's Faith Kipyegon shattered the world record in the women's 5,000 metres at the Paris Diamond League meeting on Friday in her first race at the distance in eight years just a week after breaking the world mark in the 1,500m.
Ethiopia's Girma breaks men's 3,000m steeplechase world record in Paris
LONDON : Olympic and world silver medallist Lamecha Girma of Ethiopia broke the world record in the men's 3,000 metres steeplechase at the Paris Diamond League, the third world mark set on Friday.
Kenya's Faith Kipyegon sets new women's 5 000m world record
Faith Kipyegon of Kenya set a second world record in seven days when she raced to victory in the women's 5,000m at the Diamond League meeting in Paris on Friday.
Kipyegon smashes women's 5,000m world record at Paris Diamond League
PARIS : Kenya's Faith Kipyegon shattered the world record in the women's 5,000 metres at the Paris Diamond League on Friday, a week after breaking the world mark in the 1,500m.
