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Al Arabiya
8 hours ago
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- Al Arabiya
Olympic champion Faith Kipyegon tries to become the first woman to break the 4-minute mile next week in Paris
Faith Kipyegon's already a three-time Olympic 1500-meter champion. She's already the world-record holder in the mile and 1500. Next on her to-accomplish list: Become the first woman to break the 4-minute mile barrier. The 31-year-old Kipyegon is making a run at that hallowed mark in a Nike-sponsored event dubbed 'Breaking4: Faith Kipyegon vs. the 4-Minute Mile' on June 26 at the Stade Charlety in Paris. She set the world record mark of 4:07.64 nearly two years ago during a Diamond League meet in Monaco. 'I think breaking four will really cement my legacy,' Kipyegon said in a Zoom call on Wednesday. 'The next generation is looking up to us to show them the way and this is what I'm doing now. … Everything we do we have to dream big and just believe in ourselves that we could do it.' It was more than 71 years ago when British runner Roger Bannister became the first man to eclipse 4 minutes when he ran 3:59.4. For Kipyegon, finding extra speed to trim a little more than 7.64 seconds occupies her thoughts and drives her in training. But really, she and her coach, Patrick Sang, aren't altering from their routine too much to chase a sub-4 mile time. What she's doing in workouts now has already proven highly successful. She won her third straight 1500 Olympic title in Paris last August. A month before that, she broke her own 1500 record on the same track where she will run next Thursday. 'For me, I would say being mentally strong and believing in everything I do,' she said of preparing for big moments. 'Believing in the training, believing in waking up to empower the next generation, believing in everything that has been from my younger time when I was running barefoot to where I am now. It has really given me that drive to wake up and go for training and just be strong.' She will be wearing the latest innovations from Nike, too, from her aerodynamic track suit to her spikes. Should she break the mark, it would be subject to ratification by World Athletics. Fellow Kenyan runner, longtime friend, and training partner Eliud Kipchoge has been providing emotional support. He had an event set up for him in 2019 when he ran a marathon in 1:59:40 to break the 2-hour marathon barrier at the INEOS 1:59 Challenge in Austria. The mark wasn't ratified by the sport's governing body. 'It will be lovely to see Eliud after the finish line,' said Kipyegon, who's a four-time world champion. 'I get positive messages from around the world that I can do it. … It really motivates me a lot going on to this challenge. I know it will not be easy, but I'm going to try my best and we will see what the finish line offers.' She's eager for the challenge to show the next generation of female runners that anything is possible. That includes her young daughter, Alyn. 'You have to dream and just be patient for it,' Kipyegon said. Same with her quest next week, which she will approach in increments. 'You have to dream of how will I cross the 800 mark? How will I cross that 1200 mark?' Kipyegon explained. 'It's the repetition of 'I have to be myself' and just think of how will I shed the seven seconds? I will feel so great if I just run after that finish line and see under four minutes. It will be historical.'
Washington Post
9 hours ago
- Sport
- Washington Post
Olympic champion Faith Kipyegon tries to become 1st woman to break 4-minute mile next week in Paris
Faith Kipyegon's already a three-time Olympic 1,500-meter champion. She's already the world-record holder in the mile and 1,500. Next on her to-accomplish list: Become the first woman to break the 4-minute mile barrier. The 31-year-old Kipyegon is making a run at that hallowed mark in a Nike-sponsored event dubbed ' Breaking4: Faith Kipyegon vs. the 4-Minute Mile ' on June 26 at the Stade Charlety in Paris. She set the world record mark of 4:07.64 nearly two years ago during a Diamond League meet in Monaco.
India Today
2 days ago
- Sport
- India Today
Diamond League: Neeraj Chopra, Anderson Peters lead javelin start list in Paris
Paris Olympic silver medallist Neeraj Chopra and Germany's Julian Weber will headline a high-quality men's javelin field at the Paris Diamond League on 20 June. The event is shaping up to be one of the season's most anticipated competitions, featuring a seven-man lineup that also includes Grenada's two-time world champion Anderson Chopra returns to the Paris Diamond League after eight years, having last competed at the Stade Charlety in 2017 as a junior world champion. On that occasion, he finished fifth with a throw of 84.67 metres. Now aged 27 and a double Olympic medalist, the Indian athlete is targeting his first major win of the 2025 season, having finished second in two successive competitions in start list for the men's javelin throw in Paris includesNeeraj Chopra (India)Julian Weber (Germany)Anderson Peters (Grenada)Keshorn Walcott (Trinidad and Tobago)Julius Yego (Kenya)Andrian Mardare (Moldova)Luiz Mauricio da Silva (Brazil)Of the seven throwers, only Julian Weber and Anderson Peters have personal bests that exceed Chopra's. Weber holds a lifetime best of 91.44 metres, while Peters has thrown 93.07 metres. Chopra most recently joined the exclusive 90-metre club with his performance in Doha last began his 2025 campaign with a win at a minor invitational meet in Potchefstroom, South Africa, registering a throw of 84.52 metres. He then reached a career milestone in Doha on 16 May, producing a throw of 90.23 metres to finally break the 90-metre barrier. Despite the achievement, Chopra finished second behind Julian Weber, who won with a throw of 91.06 following week, Chopra competed at the Janusz Kusocinski Memorial in Poland, where he once again finished second to Weber. Competing in cold and overcast conditions, Chopra managed the best of 84.14 metres - a performance that fell short of his high week's Diamond League meet marks Chopra's return to the Stade Charlety, where he secured an Olympic silver medal in August last year. He will be aiming to regain momentum at a venue that carries significance in his recent career and resume his pursuit of consistent top finishes ahead of the Paris Olympic Games."Javelin throwers Neeraj Chopra, a double Olympic medallist, and Anderson Peters, a double world champion, are among the five entrants who have already crossed the 90m line," organisers noted in a statement, describing the competition as "one that promises to be a crazy one."Following the Paris Diamond League, Chopra's schedule continues with the Golden Spike athletics meet in Ostrava, Czech Republic, on 24 June. He will then travel to Bengaluru for the inaugural edition of the Neeraj Chopra Classic on 5 July - a World Athletics category A event which he will also men's javelin is expected to be one of the key field events in Paris, with Chopra seeking his first Diamond League victory of the season. With Olympic qualification and form on the line, the contest featuring Chopra, Weber, and Peters is shaping up to be a major highlight of the Watch
