Then again, Kipyegon’s 5-second shattering of the old world record in itself was improbable ... predicting a flood of others who’d break 4 minutes in the mile soon after he ran 3:59.4 ...

Under a new initiative called Breaking4, Nike athlete Faith Kipyegon ... world record for the mile, with a time of 4:07.64, which she set in 2023. Now, she’s aiming to become the first woman to ...

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Kipyegon won the Olympic 1,500m title at the 2016, 2020 and 2024 Games and the world title in 2017, 2022 and 2023, when she also took 5,000m gold. As well as the mile record, she also holds the 1 ...

About the sub-4 minute mile attempt, Kipyegon sees this challenge as pushing human limits, not just chasing records.

Faith Kipyegon will attempt to become the first woman to break four minutes in the mile this summer. The 31-year-old Kenyan, who holds world records in the mile and 1500 meters, will make the ...

Three-time Olympic gold medalist Faith Kipyegon, the world-record holder for the women's mile, announced Wednesday that she will attempt to become the first woman to break the four-minute mile.

It’s been more than 70 years since Roger Bannister became the first man to break the 4-minute barrier. In 2023, Kipyegon lowered the women’s world record to 4:07. On June 26, she will try to ...

Kipyegon is the current women's mile record holder, clocking four minutes ... “I’m a three-time Olympic champion. I’ve achieved World Championship titles," the 30-year-old Kipyegon said ...