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Faith Kipyegon is set to make Olympics history – what Kenya needs to do to keep producing athletes like her

Kenyan running star Faith Kipyegon is considered one of the greatest 1,500m athletes the world has ever seen. If she wins her third consecutive Olympic gold in Paris, she’ll become the first athlete in the history of the event to achieve this feat, male or female.

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Kenya's Faith Kipyegon Breaks Women's 1,500M World Record

Kenyan athlete Faith Kipyegon breaks her own world record in the women's 1,500 meters event at the Paris Diamond League, setting the stage for an exciting ...

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Jess Hull stars on world record-breaking night in Paris

Australian Olympic hopes Jess Hull and Nicola Olyslagers have played a big part in a double world record-breaking night at the Paris Diamond League meeting.

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Mahuchikh and Kipyegon break high jump and 1500m world records in Paris

Two world records tumbled at the Paris Diamond League, including a high jump mark that had stood for 37 years

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Record-smasher Gudaf Tsegay dreams of Parisian gold

Elle St. Pierre's victory over Gudaf Tsegay at the World Athletics Indoor Championships sparks Tsegay's quest for Olympic glory.

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Lyles and Kipyegon named track athletes of the year

American sprinter Noah Lyles and Kenya’s Faith Kipyegon were named the men’s and women’s track athletes of the year by World Athletics

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India yet to make formal bid for hosting World Athletics Championships in 2027

Athletics Federation of India needs "couple of days" to decide on formal bid for 2027 World Athletics Championships; WA president and IOC member Sebastian Coe wants India to host global events; AIU has made environment more conducive for athletes; Coe backs IOC's decision to ban ROC; AIU helps athletes, coaches…

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‘When I saw her time, I pinched myself!’ – why women’s running records are being smashed

From the 1500m to the marathon, this year has seen seconds and even minutes shaved off race times. But what accounts for the change: supershoes, feminism or something else?

The Guardian - UK

Denny, Olyslagers star on record-breaking day in Oregon

Matthew Denny and Nicola Olyslagers have broken their own Australian records at the Diamond League final in Oregon.

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Budapest championships: Five things we learned on Day 8

There's clearly something in the Canadian water and Faith Kipyegon goes legend while Noah Lyles shows us his digital prowess.

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Kipyegon enters legend with 5000m title as Americans sweep sprint relays

Faith Kipyegon entered the record books on Saturday night when she claimed the 5000m to became the first woman to win achieve a 1500/5000m double at the same world championships. Less than hour later over a far shorter distance, the American 100m gold medalists Noah Lyles and Sha'Carri Richardson anchored…

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Kenya’s Faith Kipyegon: From running barefoot to the ‘queen of 1,500m’

Faith Kipyegon, widely regarded as one of the greatest 1,500m runners, says she wants to venture into marathon running.

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World Athletic Championships: Laura Muir excited for new start despite missing out on medal

30-year-old running with a smile again after partnership with a new coach in John Bigg

Evening Standard

Olympic podium the target as Laura Muir stays ‘in the mix’ for ‘crazier than ever’ 1500m medals

No top-three finish in Budapest at the World Championships but the Brit believes she can peak in Paris

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Hudson-Smith takes 400m record into final but Muir fades to sixth in 1500m

Matt Hudson-Smith broke Thomas Schönlebe’s 1987 European record in his men’s 400m semi-final at the World Athletics Championships while Laura Muir finished sixth in the women’s 1500m final

Radio France Internationale

Kipyegon powers to 1500m gold as Tamberi wins high jump crown

Faith Kipyegon swept to the women's 1500m title at the world athletics championships in Budapest on Tuesday night to add the world championships crown to her world record over the distance.

Evening Standard

Laura Muir misses out on World Athletics Championship medal as Faith Kipyegon wins 1500m gold

Laura Muir missed out on a medal in the final of the 1500metres at the World Athletics Championships as Faith Kipyegon lived up to her billing as pre-race favourite for a comfortable win.

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Faith Kipyegon: from walking to school in rural Kenya to setting world athletics alight

All eyes are on Faith Kipyegon at the 2023 World Athletics Championships in Budapest, Hungary. That’s because the Kenyan 1,500 metre and 5,000 metre star broke three world records in less than two months on her way to Hungary.

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Hassan shows spirit to reach 1500m world final

Ethiopia-born 5,000m/10,000m Olympic champion Sifan Hassan showed fighting spirit to ease into the final, timing a season’s best 3min 55.48sec to finish third in her semi-final behind winner Faith Kipyegon and Diribe Welteji of Ethiopia.

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Budapest world athletics championships: Five things we learned on Day 1

Modesty becomes a triple world record holder to the point of saintliness but the acoustics inject an air of the diabolical into the sparkling new stadium on the banks of the Danube where the cameras add a touch of evil.

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World Athletics Championships live stream 2023: How to watch every event free online

It's the most important track and field meet of the year, and we've got everything you need to watch World Athletics Championships 2023 live streams from anywhere, for free.

The Independent UK

Kenya rewards runner Kipyegon with $35,000 and house for breaking 2 world records

Distance runner Faith Kipyegon has been given $35,000 and a house by Kenyan President William Ruto as a reward for breaking two world records in the space of a week

The Guardian - UK

Asher-Smith and Muir refuse to panic despite disappointment in Paris

British runners had to watch others break records at the Diamond League meeting but insist their best is still to come

The Guardian - UK

World records fall as Kipyegon and Girma star on astonishing night in Paris

Lamecha Girma and Faith Kipyegon powered to world records on a balmy night of competition at the Paris Diamond League

The Independent UK

Keely Hodgkinson sets new British record at Paris Diamond League

Hodgkinson clocked a time of one minute 55.77 seconds, taking 0.11secs off her previous best set in winning Olympic silver in Tokyo

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