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Faith Kipyegon Misses 0.3 Seconds Only To Break The World Record

SK 2 years ago 2 min read

Ethiopian Genzebe Dibaba now holds the record for the 1,500-meter women’s race. On July 17, 2015, in Monaco, she broke the record, which had previously been thought to be nearly unbreakable, with a time of 3:50:07.

Fresh off winning the World Championship in Eugene, Oregon, Kipyegon made the same trip. Dibaba broke the record with the hopes of matching it.
There was excitement in the air as competitors lined up at the Monaco Diamond League starting grid. It was in fact all about the 28-year-old from the beginning.

With two pacemakers keeping her in check—Tracey Adelle of Jamaica and Allie Wilson of the United States—Kipyegon appeared confident and on track to accomplish an unprecedented achievement at a packed Stade Louis II.

The 2016 Rio Olympic and 2020 Tokyo Olympic champion gave it her all, helped by the wavelight technology running along the side of the track, but it wasn’t enough to beat the clock.

To the dismay of the crowd, Kipyegon collapsed to the track as soon as she crossed the finish line.

Kipyegon achieved a new personal best, a national record, and the second-fastest time in history as he crossed the finish line in 3:50.37.

“I did my best to lower my personal best, I also wanted to break the world record, but that will be for another time! It was the best place to do it, so I’m a little disappointed, but that’s the way it is,“ said the 2017 and 2022 World Champion.