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.

Faith Kipyegon breaks world record in Florence, Italy.

Moses Kiptanui is famous for his exploits in the 3,000m steeplechase between 1991 and 1995. He is a three-time IAAF World Champion as well as being the first man to run the 3000m steeplechase in under eight minutes. He set the record in 3,000 (not steeplechase) in Cologne, Germany with a time of 7:28.96 minutes. Three days later he broke the 3000m steeplechase world record in Zurich with a time of 8:02.08. He ran the 3000m steeplechase in under eight minutes on August 16, 1995 in Zurich with a time of 7:59.18.