Faith Kipyegon came within one second of the long-standing world 3000m record, clocking 8:07.04 for the second-fastest time in history at the Kamila Skolimowska Memorial, a Wanda Diamond League meeting, in Silesia, Poland, on Saturday (16). Kenya's Kipyegon is already the world record-holder for the 1500m and the mile and she came incredibly close to adding the 3000m mark to her CV in only her third ever race over the distance.
After running solo for the final two laps, Kipyegon stormed across the finish line in 8:07.04 for an African record and Diamond League record, just missing the world record of 8:06.11 set by Wang Junxia in 1993.
