Faith Kipyegon the latest Kenyan to dominate the world stage

Faith Kipyegon broke the World Record in the 1,500m race at the Diamond League in Florence - Italy on Friday June 2, 2023. She clocked a time of 3:49.11 breaking the old record set by Ethiopian Genzebe Dibaba at 3:50.07 in 2015. Faith is the first athlete to run the race under 3:50 minutes. Barely a week later, she was at it again, smashing the 5000m world record in Paris with a time of 14:05.20.

Kipchoge's Ineos Challenge.

Kenya's Dennis Kimetto broke the marathon world record at the Berlin Marathon with a time of 2:02:57 on September 28, 2014. He took 26 seconds off the previous mark, set in the same race in 2013 by Wilson Kipsang.

In 2019, Kipchoge became the first to run 42.2km in under two hours when he reached the tape in 1:59:40.2 at the Ineos159 Challenge held in Vienna, Austria. The race was not a world record as he ran alone with pace setters.

Beatrice Chepkoech Sitonik ran in 8:44.32 minutes to break the 3000m steeplechase world record at the 2018 Diamond League in Herculis, Monaco, France. She became the first woman to run the race in sub 8:45 and 8:50 minutes mark. Brigid Jepchirchir Kosgei is the current women's marathon record holder. Kosgei smashed the world record at the October 2018 Chicago marathon crossing the finishing line in 2:14:04 to break Paula Radcliffe's 16-year-old world record.

Paul Tergat.

In the men's Half Marathon top 100 best times, Kenya holds 60 best times despite the World Record belonging to Ugandan Jacob Kiplimo. Kiplimo broke the record in Lisbon in November 21, 2021 with a time of 57:31 minutes. Kiplimo broke a record set in December 2020 by Kenyan Kibiwott Kandie won the Valencia Half Marathon setting a new world record of 57:32 minutes.

In the men's marathon, Kenyans hold 43 of the best 100 times over the 42.2km road race. Ethiopia holds 42 of the best 100 best times, meaning Kenya and Ethiopia to hold over eighty percent of the world's best times in Marathon.

In the women's marathon, Kenyans hold 31 of the world's best 100 times while Ethiopia holds 44. Ruth Chepng'etich comes second after Brigid Kosgei with a time of 2:14.18 she set in Chicago in October 2022. Ruth is the highest ranked Kenyan in half marathon at position three with a time of 1:04.02 set in Istanbul-Turkey. Kenyans hold 44 of the top 100 best times in Half Marathon.