Ukraine's Mahuchikh, Kenya's Kipyegon break world records at Paris Diamond League
Two world records fell at the Diamond League track and field meeting in Paris on Sunday.
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Laura Muir in 'best shape' ahead of Paris Olympics with rarely seen Stade De France record on her side
Laura Muir will line up in the Stade De France next month knowing no female has ever ran a 1500m faster than her in the colossal venue. In fact the Scots Olympic medal hopeful holds the outdoor record over the distance for the whole of France.
Kenya's Faith Kipyegon Improves Her 1500m World Record
Kenya's Faith Kipyegon gave herself a timely Olympic tonic by bettering her own world record in the women's 1500m at the Paris Diamond League meet on Sunday. Led out by two pacemakers, Kipyegon broke to the front and clocked 3min 49.04sec in a superb display of running at Stade Charlety. It improved by 0.07sec her previous best set in Florence in June 2023. Kipyegon, 30, will return to Paris for the Summer Games as one of the hot favourites. She is already a double Olympic 1500m champion, and also has three world titles to her name.
Kipyegon targets double gold in Paris
Double Olympic champion Faith Kipyegon said she is looking forward to a bright summer in Paris, where she will chase two gold medals, after winning the 1500m and 5000m at the Kenyan Olympics Trials in Nairobi.
Kipyegon, Lyles among six crowned at expanded World Athletics Awards
Six athletes - Faith Kipyegon, Noah Lyles, Armand "Mondo" Duplantis, Tigist Assefa, Kelvin Kiptum, and Yulimar Rojas - were all named World Athletes of the Year on Monday after the awards were expanded into three categories.
Welteji and Kessler set world records to win road mile titles
Two road world records tumbled on Sunday when American Hobbs Kessler surged to victory in the men's mile and Ethiopia's Diribe Welteji beat Faith Kipyegon in the women's race at the inaugural Road Running Championships in Riga.
Tsegay, Duplantis topple records at Eugene Diamond League
Gudaf Tsegay smashed the women's 5,000 metres world record and Armand Duplantis raised the bar again for the men's pole vault on Sunday, as the season-ending Eugene Diamond League meet concluded on a high.