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BRUSSELS, Sept 8 (Reuters) - Norway's Jakob Ingebrigtsen broke a 24-year-old world record in the rarely run 2,000 metres in the Diamond League meeting in Brussels on Friday. "I think I'm at a point in my career where I can challenge all the records as well. Kitaguchi threw a 2023 world-leading distance of 67.38 metres in the final round to secure victory against a strong women's javelin line-up. In the 400 metre hurdles, Dutch world champion Femke Bol destroyed the opposition to set a meeting record of 52.11 seconds. Reporting by Philip Blenkinsop, additional reporting by Tommy Lund in Gdansk; Editing by Toby DavisOur Standards: The Thomson Reuters Trust Principles.
Persons: Jakob Ingebrigtsen, Morocco's Hicham El, Ingebrigtsen, Shericka Jackson, Haruka Kitaguchi, Jackson, Kitaguchi, Femke Bol, Elaine Thompson, Laura Muir, Ciara Mageean, Philip Blenkinsop, Tommy Lund, Toby Davis Organizations: Diamond League, Irish, Thomson Locations: BRUSSELS, Brussels, Belgian, Morocco's Hicham El Guerrouj, Paris, Eugene, Budapest, Gdansk
CNN —Kenya’s Faith Kipyegon smashed the women’s mile world record by almost five seconds at the Monaco Diamond League on Friday. It just went smoothly and to accomplish the world record - that is amazing,” said Kipyegon per Reuters. Faith Kipyegon celebrates after setting a new world record at four minutes, 7.64 seconds. “When I started this season, my goal was to just break the 1500m world record. Laura Muir went on to shatter Zola Budd’s 38-year-old British women’s mile record, finishing fourth.
Persons: CNN —, Kipyegon, Dutchwoman Sifan Hassan, , , Claudia Greco, ” Kipyegon, Ciara Mageean, Sonia O’Sullivan’s, Ethiopia’s Freweyni Hailu, Laura Muir, Zola, Australia’s Jessica Hull, Nikki Hiltz, Melissa Courtney, Bryant Organizations: CNN, Monaco Diamond League, Reuters, Kenyan, United States Locations: Hungary, Budapest, United, American
Nearly nine months after missing out on the 1,500 metres world record by three-hundredths of a second, Kenya’s Faith Kipyegon buried the ghost of past disappointments with an emphatic performance at Friday’s Florence Diamond League meeting. Kipyegon’s narrow miss left her dejected, with the 29-year-old telling Olympics.com, “… after the finish line, I thought I got the world record. “When I crossed the finish line, I knew I broke the world record because I had a good finish and felt very strong at the end. The world record completes Kipyegon’s collection of achievements, 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. “Getting this, it will really motivate me and I left the legacy for the next generation – they can say she broke the world record, she was the Olympic and the world champion.
Persons: Kipyegon, “ …, doggedly, ” Kipyegon, Britain’s Laura Muir, Jessica Hull Organizations: Friday’s Florence Diamond League, Monaco, Kenyan, Commonwealth Games, Diamond League Locations:
[1/5] Athletics - Diamond League - Pietro Mennea Golden Gala - Stadio Luigi Ridolfi, Florence, Italy - June 2, 2023 Kenya's Faith Kipyegon poses with the screen as she sets a new world record and wins the women's 1500m final REUTERS/Remo CasilliJune 2 (Reuters) - Kenya's Faith Kipyegon set a women's 1,500 metres world record by clocking 3:49.11 at the third Diamond League meeting of the season in Florence on Friday. Kipyegon, winner of the last two Olympic 1,500m golds and the 2017 and 2022 world titles, bettered the previous mark of 3:50.07 set by Ethiopia's Genzebe Dibaba in 2015. The Kenyan finished well ahead of Britain's second-placed Laura Muir and Australian Jessica Hull in third, with Kipyegon's rivals crowding around to congratulate her after the race. "I'm so happy for Faith," Muir said. 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, Ethiopia's Genzebe, Laura Muir, Jessica Hull, Muir, Aadi Nair, Ken Ferris Organizations: Diamond League, Kenyan, Thomson Locations: Florence, Italy, Britain's, Nashik, India
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
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