Kenya’s Faith Kipyegon has stunned the athletics world by running the women’s 1500m and 5000m world records within a week.
of Kenya Faith Kipyegon29, ran a new world record 14:05.20 in the women’s 5,000 meters at the Diamond League competition in Paris.
– I just wanted to give my best in the run. I didn’t think about the world record, and I don’t even know how I was able to do it, Kipyegon, who shed tears after the finish line, told news agency AFP.
Kipyegon is a two-time Olympic champion in the 1500 meters and a two-time world champion.
The runner-up, Ethiopia Letesenbet Gidey also stung a lot – 14.07.94.
Exactly one week ago, Kipyegon ran the 1,500 meter world record 3:49.11 in the Diamond League competition in Florence. At the same time, she became the first woman to break 3.50.
Girma soloed the hurdles ME – Raitanen’s 13th season best
Ethiopian Lamecha Girma set a new, wild world record of 7:52.11 in the men’s 3000m hurdles in a solo run in France.
The former ME 7.53.63 was from Qatar Saif Saaeed Shaheen in names from 2004.
Top Raitanen ran 13th in the fast-paced obstacle race with his season’s best time of 8:22.00. For Raitase, the Paris run was the second start of the season in the 3000 meter hurdles. He ran 8:24.77 at the weekend in Bergen.
– Now was a really good place to run. I came in the second group, but the last ton still didn’t have the recovered flow. The trainings have gone well, so at some point you can find that endurance even in the competition, Raitanen stated.
Raitanen will next compete in the Paavo Nurmi Games on Tuesday, where a high-speed run is offered.
– Let’s see how the knee rises there. You have a couple of days to respond.
Norway’s running greatness Jakob Ingebrigtsen ran the less frequently run two miles in a new world record time of 7:54.10 in Paris.
by Daniel Komen the previous ME time run in 1997 was crushed by more than four seconds.
“Step by step in the right direction”
Pole vaulter Wilma Murto surpassed the track and field in the Paris Diamond League competition with his season-best 461 in his first and finished fourth in the final results.
– Step by step in the right direction. I was hungry, the following Tuesday, Murto, competing in the Paavo Nurme Games in Turku, talked.
Murro’s competition ended in three attempts from a height of 471.
– The attempts from a height of 471 were high, but the distances did not quite match. All in all, a good race from Wilma. The running rhythm is starting to stabilize, noted Murro’s coach Jarno Koivunen.
The competition was won by Australia Nina Kennedywhich crossed the 477th of France Margot Chevrier was second with a record 471 and US Katie Moon third also with a score of 471.
Diamond league final results (text TV) here