Faith Kipyegon narrowly misses the World Record in Monaco
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Reading Time: 2min | Wed. 10.08.22. | 21:51
The double Olympic champion missed the World Record by 0.3 seconds
Reigning 1500m World Champion Faith Kipyegon came very close to smashing the World Record over the distance, managing to run the second fastest time in history and missing the record by just 0.3 seconds at the Monaco Diamond League on Wednesday night.
The 28-year-old clocked 3:50.37 to finish first and book a slot in the Diamond League final, setting a new National Record, a Personal Best, and the World Lead in the process.
SECOND FASTEST TIME IN HISTORY 🤯
— World Athletics (@WorldAthletics) August 10, 2022
Faith Kipyegon 🇰🇪 powers to 3:50.37 and takes 1500m victory!
She only misses the world record by .30!#MonacoDL pic.twitter.com/9h81gqjL6k
Last year, the double Olympic champion came close Genzebe Dibaba’s mark of 3:50.07 set in 2015 at the same venue, missing the record by just one second, setting a PB then as well as a NR of 3:51.07 which was the fourth fastest time in history then.
From the gun, the Kenyan followed the pacing duo of Jamaica’s Tracey Adelle and USA’s Allie Wilson through the first two laps, sticking to the guiding wavelight as she led her competitors by a huge distance.
2:13.88
— Wanda Diamond League (@Diamond_League) August 10, 2022
A meeting record, a world lead and 9th on the all-time list for @JakeSWightman, who chases down @marco_arop at the death in the 1000m.
2nd place is enough for Arop to qualify for the 800m #DLFinal
📷 @chiaramontesan2#MonacoDL 🇲🇨#DiamondLeague pic.twitter.com/v0lokUEXe5
In the men's 1000m, Commonwealth Games champion Wycliffe Kinyamal finished fourth while his compatriot and world champion Emmanuel Korir finished 12th in the race won by 1500m world champion Jake Wightman.
Kinyamal was poised for a third place finish but Murphy Clayton got the better of him at the last second, with Marco Arop tiring and giving way to Wightman in the final straight.
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