Athletics

Kenya's Kipyegon breaks own 1,500 metres world record

Reuters

July 6, 2025 4:22 pm

[Source: Reuters]

Kenya’s Faith Kipyegon broke her own 1,500 meters world record with a time of three minutes 48.68 seconds at the Eugene Diamond League meet on Saturday.

Kipyegon set her previous world mark of 3:49.04 at the Paris Diamond League meeting last July.

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