Kenya’s Kipyegon races to 1,500M title at worlds Kenya’s Faith Kipyegon pushed the pace early and pulled away down the stretch to defend her 1,500-meter title at the world championships on Tuesday night, growing stronger as the race went along and finishing in a time of 3 minutes, 54.87 seconds.

Kenya’s Kipyegon sets women’s mile world record Kenyan runner Faith Kipyegon set a new world record in the women’s mile Friday by beating the previous mark by nearly five seconds at the Monaco Diamond League meet.