The reigning Olympic and world champion, Religion Kipyegon, made historical past on Friday evening on the Florence Diamond League. Kipyegon smashed the ladies’s 1,500m world document to develop into the primary girl to ever run beneath the three-minute and 50-second mark for the metric mile.
Unbelieveable.
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— World Athletics (@WorldAthletics) June 2, 2023
Kipyegon took off from the gun, and the race was completely paced by U.S. miler Sage Hurta-Kleckler, going via 800m in two minutes and 4 seconds. Olympic silver medallist Laura Muir and Australia’s Jessica Hull latched onto the again of Kipyegon, however they started to drop off after 1,000m. Kipyegon hit the bell in two minutes and 50 seconds, needing a ultimate 400m in beneath 60 seconds to interrupt the world document. She closed her final lap in 59 seconds to interrupt Genzebe Dibaba’s world document of three:50.07 by practically a second.
Dibaba has held the world document for nearly eight years, setting the mark on the 2015 Monaco Diamond League.
This was the response when Religion Kipyegon broke the world 1500m document.
Her opponents all went and hugged the double Olympic and world champion.
No shock as Kipyegon is likely one of the hottest athletes on the circuit. pic.twitter.com/cGJ91II7VE
— AW (@AthleticsWeekly) June 2, 2023
The 29-year-old middle-distance runner from Iten, Kenya, has completed virtually every little thing in her profession, from world and Olympic golds to cross-country and Diamond League titles. The 1,500m world document was one factor she was lacking. Now, Kipyegon has solidified herself as the best feminine 1,500m runner in historical past.
