27-06-2025 16:14 via theguardian.com

Faith Kipyegon certain a woman will break four-minute mile barrier within a decade

Kenyan was six seconds short in record attemptKipyegon backs Hodgkinson to set new mark in 800mFaith Kipyegon remains convinced that a woman will break the four-minute mile barrier within 10 years, despite falling more than six seconds short in her record attempt in Paris.It was a disappointing result for Kipyegon and her sponsor Nike, who had hoped that aerodynamic skinsuits, lighter super spikes and a team of 13 pacers would help the 31-year-old Kenyan get within touching distance of the famou
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