Kenya’s Faith Kipyegon smashed the world record in the women’s mile Friday by nearly five seconds, finishing in 4 minutes 7.64 seconds at a Diamond League meet in Monaco. The 29-year-old Kipyegon broke the previous record of 4:12.33.
, including a 38-year-old American mark, fall. Ciara Mageean finished second in an Irish women’s mile record 4:14.58, followed by Ethiopia’s Freweyni Hailu , Britain’s Laura Muir and Australia’s Jessica Hull . Muir’s and Hull’s marks were both national records.
Nikki Hiltz finished sixth in 4:16.35, breaking U.S. legend Mary Decker Slaney’s record of 4:16.71, which had stood since 1985. Fellow American Elise Cranny, who finished eighth, also bested Slaney’s time with a mark of 4:16.47. Before Hassan established the new standard in the women’s mile in 2019, Russian Svetlana Masterkova’s record of 4:12.56 stood for 23 years.Ciara Mageean 4:14.58 for the Irish record 🇮🇪Nikki Hiltz runs 4:16.35 for the American record 🇺🇸
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