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Kipyegon and Chebet Break Track World Records at Prefontaine Classic
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Kenyan middle-distance star Faith Kipyegon and compatriot Beatrice Chebet delivered a landmark night for athletics at the Prefontaine Classic in Eugene, Oregon. Kipyegon lowered her own 1,500-metre world record to 3 minutes 48.68 seconds, slicing 0.36 seconds off the mark she set last year. Barely an hour earlier, Chebet became the first woman to break 14 minutes for 5,000 metres, stopping the clock at 13:58.06 and eclipsing Gudaf Tsegay’s 2023 standard by more than two seconds.
The victories extend a golden run for both athletes. Kipyegon, 31, is now the only woman ever to run under 3:49 and owns five of the ten fastest times in history over 1,500 metres. Chebet, 25, adds the 5,000 metre world record to her Olympic titles over 5,000 m and 10,000 m, underscoring Kenya’s depth across the distance events.
Kipyegon’s record comes just nine days after her high-profile but ultimately unsuccessful bid to become the first woman to run a sub-four-minute mile. Backed by Nike’s “Breaking4” technology project in Paris, she covered the distance in 4:06.42— the fastest mile ever run by a woman but ineligible for ratification because of rotating pacemakers and prototype footwear.
Kenyan President William Ruto and World Athletics led tributes to the Eugene achievements, hailing the pair for “inspiring future generations” and reaffirming Kenya’s dominance on the track ahead of next year’s championships. Both athletes indicated they will turn their attention to Olympic preparations, with Kipyegon promising “there is still more in the tank” and Chebet vowing to “go even faster” under championship conditions.
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