Chebet becomes the first woman in history to win 14 minutes for 5000m as Kipyegon improves her own 1500 m mark on a day of sizzling performances in the 50th Prefontaine Classic
83 years have passed since Gotder ‘The Wonder’ Hägg became the first man to break 14 minutes for 5000m with 13: 58.2 in Gothenburg. On Saturday (July 5) in the 50th Precedal Classic in Eugene, Oregon, there was an equally wonderful female performance when Beatrice Chebet became the first woman to break the 14 -minute barrier with 13: 58.06.
In this same meeting of the Diamond League, 12 months before, the 25 -year -old girl from Kenia had become the first woman to break the 29 -minute barrier for 10000m with 28: 54.14. Last August he also saw his claim of 5000m and 10000m Olympic titles in Paris.
Judging for its sizzy Sprint on Saturday in Hayward Field, it seems that it could also be significantly faster. With Gudaf Tsegay of Ethiopia and Agnes Ngetich of Kenya still with her on the last round, Chebet unleashed a final 28.8 seconds to assault in the history books.
Ngetich remained on the clock 14: 01.29-in course No.3 in the world ranking of all time, such as Tsegay, who kept the world record with 14: 00.21, faded in third place in 14: 04.41.
Before Diamond League in Rome last month, we prejudiced that the rest 14 minutes for 5000m was much more likely that the four -minute barrier. Chebet ran 14: 03.69 on that occasion in the Italian capital, but was closer to 14 minutes than Faith Kipyegon went to the four -minute barrier in Paris at the Nike exhibition counterpart event a few days later.
“In Rome, I was running to win a race, but I thought I was capable of the world record,” said Chebet, “so I went home to prepare for Eugene. I told Myelf” that I had to try. If faith tries, why not me? “
The divisions saw that the first kilometer passed in 2: 47.07 with 2000m in 5: 35.37, at which time the chebet tok the lead, passing 3000m in 8: 22.96 and 4000m in 11: 14.12.
After becoming the first woman to celebrate the world records of 5000m and 10000m simultaneously from Ingrid Kristansen, Chebet added: “Hayward Field is good for me. This is not the first time I come here, so I can say that this is good, this is good.” “”
Kipyegon should not be overcome on Saturday. After having a gallant attempt for the four -minute barrier in Paris at the end of last month, he arrived in Eugene to execute the Insead metric mile and managed to overcome his own brand or 3: 49.04, set in Paris 12 months before, with an excellent 3: 48.68.
Only Jess Hull of Australia and Diribe Welteji or Ethiopia were bold enough to go with Kipyegon and Welteji was rewarded with a PB or 3: 51.44 while the helmet recorded 3: 52.67 in third.
Currently fighting if he focuses on 800 MO 1500m at the end of this summer, Georgia Hunter Bell in Great Britain recorded the best of an excellent season of 3: 54.76 in fourth place with his training partner, Sarah Healy in Ireland, losing his Pbent by little.
Kipyegon divisions were 61.9 to 400m, 2: 03.4 to 800m and 3: 04.7 to 1200m and closed with an end of 200 MO 28.8, at the same time as Chebet in its 5000m, although of a faster pace, to take 3 36 sinks of a second.
There was almost a third female world of a woman born in Kenya, when the Olympic champion Winfred Yavi or Bahrein reached less than a second world record in the 3000m obstacle race with 8: 45.25 Feaded 2018.
When it came to fast times, women exceed men in Eugene. But for pure drama it was difficult to overcome Bowerman’s mile.
On the last lap, Yared Nuguse of the United States seemed to sew the race after breaking the field with the Frenchman in a Azeddine Habz form. But in a frantic final of 100 meters, Niels Laros of the Netherlands invented a deficit of several meters to Nick Victory on the line by a Hunddth of a second in 3: 45.94.
A week after winning 5000m slow in the European team champions in Madrid, Laros went through 800 meters in Eugene almost two seconds slower than nuguse with 1: 53.2 to Americans 1: 51.4. And the Dutchman was only 15 to 1000 m before moving to third place in the bell. However, he closed with each step to cross the American.
In third place in the finish line, Habz ran a French record or 3: 46.65 with the Olympic champion Cole Hocker fourth in a PB or 3: 47.43 and Kenyan Reynold Cheruiyot fifth in Pb or 3: 47.46.
Behind, there were rapid times in abundance. Australian teenager Cameron Myers ran 3: 47.50 in the sixth. Tim Cheruiyot, Kenya’s 2019 world champion, was seventh in a PB or 3: 47.71.
Jake Wightman, who won the world title in this song in 2022, recorded a PB or 3: 47.82 in the eighth. Grant Fisher, the 5000m and 10000m Olympic medalist, was ninth in a PB or 3: 48.29.
Neil Gourley ran a sub-3: 50 miles with 3: 49.41, but such is the Miling standard at this time, the British was only 12.
Matt Hudson-Smith hit British athletics when Birchfield Harrier broke into the 400 m male victory in 44.11.
Sydney McLaughlin-Levone, meanwhile, struggled in the 400m female when the American of 400m Hurdles World won in 49.43.
Just out of his leadership of 100 Mo 9.75 in the Jamaican championship, Kishane Thompson or Jamaica won in Eugene with 9.85 (0.4) ahead of the British head of Zharnel Hughes, with United Stathes was third of Thirdd. 9.94.
Melissa Jefferson-Wooden was equally impressive since the American registered 10.75 (-1.5), two hundredths of second ahead of the Olympic champion Julien Alfred or Santa Lucía, since Dina Asher-Smith of Great Britain was sixth in 11.14.
Letsile Tebogo, the 200-meter Olympic champion, has not been in the best way until now, this enjoyed a great Eugene victory with a 19.76 world leadership (0.7) as Courtney Lindsey of the United States or Thomner-Up in 19.87 and the Thomner-Up was third place with 19.94.
Tsigie Dugma or Ethiopia moved away to win the 800m female in 1: 57.10, since South African prudence was runner -up in 1: 57.16. Jemma Reekie of Great Britain was well located with 200 meters to go, fell to finish seventh in 1: 58.66.
Meanwhile, Mu-Nikoyev, who won the world title on this track in 2022, seemed terribly out when he ended tenth and last in 2: 03.44. Mary Moraa, the 2023 world champion, was also not impressive, ending ninth in 2: 00.51. At least at least they were running, unlike Koley Hodgkinson, the Olympic champion, who continues his return from an injury and has not yet competed this summer.
The classic pre is perhaps better known for its resistance races. The meeting is named Steve Prefontaine, the iconic American distance corridor who died 50 years ago, after all. But this year’s measures also saw some actions of fine field events.
Tara Davis-Woodhall established a world leadership of 7.07m (1.9) in the length of women in dramatic circumstances. The American, who won the Olympic title last year, was dragging Malaika Mihambo, with the German leading with 7.01m (1.8) of the fourth round. But Davis-Woodhall unleashed his winning effort in the sixth and last round before celebrating savagely in front of the multitude of Hayward Field.
The head of Discus World Record, Mykolas Alekna, returned to Hayward Field for the first time from the transfer to the University of Oregon and the Lithuanus won with 70.97m when he saw the challenge of Ralford Mullings de Jamaica (68.98m), the Raje Stona or Jamaica champion (65.62m).
Rudy Winkler broke his own American record in the male hammer with 83.16m as the 30 -year -old New York player, among others, the Olympic champion Ethan Katzberg or Canada. Winkler was sixth in the Olympic final last year and will look for a podium place in the world champions in Tokyo in September.
Camryn Rogers stood out in the female hammer with a Canadian and diamond league that he received 78.88m while she won the Brooke Andersen and Deanna Price duo by a couple of meters.
Joe Kovacs of the United States showed a world advantage in the male shot of 22.48m. Chase Jackson continued his excellent recent form in the women’s shot while the US record holder.
Valarie Allman of the United States broke an 11 -year -old meetings record on the women’s album with a launch or 70.68m.
There are some notable absent from this meeting of such Lyles de Noah, Jakob Ignations, Josh Kerr, Femke Bol and Karsten Warholm. Even so, he had a definitive feeling of “two -hour Olympics.”
Previously in the program, Biniam Mehary, 18, ran 26: 43.82 to win the Olympic silver medalist Berihu Aregawi and the 2021 Olympic champion Selemon Barega to win the 10000 meters of the men who doubled the Worleds for the Worlds for the Worlds for the World for The Worlds for the Worlds for the Worlds for Worleds for Worleds for Words for Words. For the world for worlds for worlds.
In other places, the obstacles of 100 million women saw Ackera Nugent de Jamaica Rock a fast 12.32 (0.4) to beat Tobi Amusan, the world record, the Nigerian score 12.38.
In the 400 -meter male obstacles, Alison Dos Santos of Brazil imposed Rai Benjamin of the United States – 46.65 to 46.71.
It is not that Mondo Duplantis is eclipsed, but here the great Swedish won with only 6.00m – 20 cm ahead of Sam Kendricks, after three failed attempts at a world record of 6.29m.
When it comes to being separate posts, the night belonged to the women of Kenya.
Complete results here.
