Faith Kipyegon breaks her 1500m world record as Beatrice Chebet smashes 5,000m mark
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Kipyegon runs final 300m in 44 seconds to set record
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Chebet is first woman to run 5,000m inside 14 minutes
Faith Kipyegon bounced back in spectacular style from the disappointment of failing to run a four-minute mile in Paris by shattering her 1500m world record in Eugene.
On a day when the women’s 5,000m world record also fell in the 50th running of the Prefontaine Classic, the 31-year-old Kenyan looked to be odds against to break her record at the bell. Yet Kipyegon was able to find an extra gear as she ran the last 300m in a staggering 44 seconds to break her previous world record by 0.36sec.