21/07/2023
Faith Kipyegon ran the fastest women’s mile in history, breaking her third world record in the last two months.Kipyegon, a 29-year-old mom from Kenya, clocked 4 minutes, 7.64 seconds at a Diamond League meet in Monaco.
In her first mile race since 2016, Kipyegon crushed the record of 4:12.33 set by Dutchwoman Sifan Hassan in 2019, also in Monaco.
Kipyegon previously lowered the 1500m and 5000m world records on consecutive Fridays in June.