Shocked Kipyegon Adds 5,000m World Record To 1500m Mark In Paris iafrica.com - get the latest breaking news, showbiz & celebrity photos, sport news & rumours, viral videos and top stories from iafrica.com Daily Mail and Mail on Sunday newspapers.
Kenya s Faith Kipyegon shattered the world record in the women s 5,000 meters 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 1,500 meters.
In the past seven days, Kenya's Kipyegon has made history by rewriting the record books in middle-distance running, setting not just one, but two world records
What a week. A 3:49.11 world record in the women's 1500 by Faith Kipyegon, a 29:37/3:58 double by Sifan Hassan, a 4:03.39 1500 by a US teenager, a 3:34