Kenyan Faith Kipyegon had a dream season with three world records
(1500 m, 5000 m, Mile) and two Gold medals at the Budapest World Championships to his credit.
Kenyan Faith Kipyegon broke the 5,000m world record on Friday June 9, 2023 in Paris, just a week after having already broken the 1,500m (3'49''11) in Florence. In 14'05''20, Kipyegon (29 years old) improved the mark of the Ethiopian Letesenbet Gidey (14'06''62 in 2020). The Ethiopian Genzebe Didaba held the old record for the 1500m in 3'50"07, since July 2015. She also appropriated that of the mile on July 22, 2023 during the Meeting Herculis in Monaco in 4'07"64.
