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Faith Kipyegon narrowly misses 1000m world record in Xiamen DL

Faith Kipyegon competes in the women's 1000m event during the Xiamen IAAF Diamond League athletics meeting at Egret Stadium in Xiamen, in China's eastern Fujian province, on April 26, 2025. [AFP]

Olympic champions Faith Kipyegon and Beatrice Chebet opened their Wanda Diamond League campaigns with impressive victories in Xiamen on Saturday.

Kipyegon came within 0.23sec of breaking a decades-old world record in the women's 1000m, finishing in 2min 29.21sec.

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