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Kipyegon shaved almost an entire second off the previous mark of 3:50.07 set by Ethiopia's Genzebe Dibaba in 2015. The world record completes the 29-year-old's collection of feats, adding to her two Olympic 1,500m golds and the 2017 and 2022 world titles, Commonwealth Games gold medal from 2014 and three Diamond League titles. Dina Asher-Smith, who won the world 200 metres title in Doha in 2019, pulled out in the build-up to the race. Spaniard Mohamed Katir produced a lung-busting performance to win the 5,000m with a world leading 12:52.09, with world record holder Joshua Cheptegei coming in fourth. Reporting by Aadi Nair in Nashik, India; Editing by Ken FerrisOur Standards: The Thomson Reuters Trust Principles.
Persons: Pietro Mennea Golden, Luigi Ridolfi, Kipyegon, Remo Casilli FLORENCE, Fred Kerley, Ethiopia's Genzebe, Britain's Laura Muir, Jessica Hull, Muir, Ferdinand Omanyala, Trayvon, Jamaica's Yohan Blake, Jacobs, Ivorian Marie, Josee Ta Lou, Gina Lueckenkemper, Imani, Lara Lansiquot, Dina Asher, Smith, Ta Lou, Erriyon Knighton, Grant Holloway, Mohamed Katir, Joshua Cheptegei, Italy's Leonardo Fabbri, Andy Diaz, Larissa Iapichino, Aadi Nair, Ken Ferris Organizations: Diamond League, Commonwealth Games, Kenyan, Rabat, Thomson Locations: Florence, Italy, Ivorian, Doha, Netherlands, Rabat, Nashik, India
Photos: These African athletes made history at Tokyo 2020 Eliud Kipchoge, Kenya: The 36-year-old marathoner is considered among the " The 36-year-old marathoner is considered among the " greatest of all time ," and Kipchoge showed it once again at the Tokyo Olympics, winning gold in the men's marathon. That's back-to-back wins for the Kenyan superstar, making him only the third man ever to defend his gold medal in this event. Hide Caption 5 of 11Photos: These African athletes made history at Tokyo 2020 Faith Kipyegon, Kenya: Kenya celebrated more record-breaking success on the track when Kipyegon defended her gold medal in the women's 1,500m, setting a new Olympic record in the process. Hide Caption 6 of 11Photos: These African athletes made history at Tokyo 2020 Uche Eke, Nigeria: The young athlete became the The young athlete became the first gymnast to qualify and compete for Nigeria at the Olympics. Hide Caption 8 of 11Photos: These African athletes made history at Tokyo 2020 Selemon Barega, Ethiopia: Crossing the finish line ahead of Ugandans Joshua Cheptegei and Jacob Kiplimo, Barega captured the gold medal in the men's 10,000 meters.
Asociația Internațională a Federațiilor de Atletism a anunțat lista celor cinci candidate pentru trofeul rezervat atletei anului 2020.Etiopianca Letesenbet Gidey, olandeza Sifan Hassan, kenyanca Peres Jepchirchir, venezueleanca Yulimar Rojas şi jamaicana Elaine Thompson-Herah pretind la câștigarea premiului.La masculin, lista finaliştilor a fost anunţată mai devreme şi îi cuprinde pe Joshua Cheptegei din Uganda, Armand Duplantis din Suedia, Ryan Crouser din Statele Unite, Karsten Warholm din Norvegia şi germanul Johannes Vetter.Cheptegei, care a doborât anul acesta recordurile mondiale la 5 și 10 mii de metri, este considerat favorit la câştigarea trofeului la masculin, alături de Duplantis, deținătorul recordului mondial la săritura cu prăjina.La feminin, Yulimar Rojas, deținătoarea noului record al lumii în sală la triplusalt, şi Sifan Hassan, care a doborât recordul european la 10 mii de metri, au cele mai mari șanse la obținerea acestui premiu.Distincțiile urmează să fie acordate pe 5 decembrie în cadrul unei galei virtuale.
Persons: Etiopianca, Peres, jamaicana Elaine Thompson, Joshua, Armand Duplantis, Ryan Crouser, Johannes Vetter.Cheptegei, Duplantis, Rojas, Hassan Organizations: Asociația Internațională Locations: Uganda, Suedia, Statele Unite, Norvegia
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