Botswana’s Letsile Tebogo, born on June 7, 2003, made history in world sprint by becoming the Olympic champion in the 200 m at the Paris Olympic Games on Thursday, August 8, 2024, in 19.46. He thus beat the African record of the distance which he was holding since 2023 clocking 19.50 after having erased the 19.68 of Namibian Frankie Fredericks. During these Olympic Games, he reached the final of the 100 m, where he ranked sixth with a new national record of 9.86.

Faith Chepgetich Kipyegon (born on January 10, 1994 in Bomet in the Rift Valley) is a Kenyan athlete, specialist in long-distance and middle-distance running. She is a triple Olympic champion in the 1500 m, in 2016 in Rio, in 2021 in Tokyo and in 2024 in Paris, and a triple world champion in this distance, in 2017, 2022 and 2023. In Budapest in 2023, she also won the 5000 m and became the first female athlete to achieve this performance at a world championship.

Joshua Kiprui Cheptegei (born on September 12, 1996 in Kapchorwa) is a Ugandan athlete, specialist in long-distance running.

He is a triple world champion in the 10000 m: in 2019 in Doha, in 2022 in Eugene and in 2023 in Budapest, Olympic champion of 5000 m in Tokyo, and of 10000 m in 2024 in Paris. He is also the 2019 world cross-country champion.

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.