Kenyan Faith Kipyegon set a world record in the 1,500 meters Saturday at the Prefontaine Classic, finishing in 3 minutes, ...

Kipyegon, just over a week removed from her sub-four-minute mile attempt, set the new official mark in the 1,500-meter.

Faith Kipyegon and Beatrice Chebet raise concerns over Kenya's inadequate training facilities, asking the government to ...

Kenyan Faith Kipyegon set a world record in the 1,500 meters on Saturday at the Prefontaine Classic, finishing in 3 minutes, ...

Sports CS Salim Mvurya with Beatrice Chebet and Faith Kipyegon/ HANDOUTWorld record-holders Faith Kipyegon and Beatrice Chebet have urged the government to step up and provide elite training ...

Faith Kipyegon and Beatrice Chebet told each other on the warm-up track to go for it at the Prefontaine Classic, where each would later chase a world record. The close friends from Kenya delivered.

Last month Kipyegon failed in a bid to become the first woman to run a mile in under four minutes. She ran 4:06.42 — the fastest mile in history by a woman — at Stade Charléty in Paris.

Faith Kipyegon, from Kenya, runs in an attempt to become the first woman to run a mile in under four minutes, at Stade Charlety in Paris, Thursday, June 26, 2025.

Kenyan Faith Kipyegon set a world record in the 1,500 meters on Saturday at the Prefontaine Classic, finishing in 3 minutes, 48.68 seconds.

That’s how you close the show. There wasn’t a sub-4-minute mile run by Faith Kipyegon in Paris, but fans didn’t have to wait long to see her do something historic again.

The 50th Prefontaine Classic promised fireworks, and in the final race of the evening Kipyegon ran a time of 3min 48.68sec, improving her previous world mark of 3:49.04 set in Paris last July. Swipe.

Kenyan women star athletes Faith Kipyegon and Beatrice Chebet have called out poor training facilities in the country, urging ...