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Faith Kipyegon narrowly misses 1000m world record in Xiamen DL

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Faith Kipyegon competes in the women's 1000m event during the Xiamen IAAF Diamond League athletics meeting at Egret Stadium in Xiamen, in China's eastern Fujian province, on April 26, 2025. [AFP]

Olympic champions Faith Kipyegon and Beatrice Chebet opened their Wanda Diamond League campaigns with impressive victories in Xiamen on Saturday.

Kipyegon came within 0.23sec of breaking a decades-old world record in the women's 1000m, finishing in 2min 29.21sec.

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