Faith Kipyegon has been beaten for the first time this seasonThe Kenyan finished third in the women's road mile at the inaugural World Athletics Road Running Championships in Riga, won by Ethiopia's Diribe WeltejiThe Ethiopian smashed the world record previously held by USA'sNikki HiltzEthipia's Diribe Welteji produced a magnificent performance to beat Kenya's Faith Kipyegon in the women's road mile at the World Athletics Road Running Championships in Riga, Latvia. The Ethiopian clocked 4:20.98, shattering the world record held by USA's Nikki Hiltz. Hailu finished second in 4:23.06, while the double world champion in 2023 rounded up the podium in 4:24.13, per World Athletics. She clocked a world record 3:49.11, but that was just a taste of things to come. A week later, on June 9 in Paris, the 29-year-old shattered the 5000m world record, clocking 14:05.20, to beat world record holder Letesenbet Gidey.

Source: Ethiopian News October 01, 2023 13:20 UTC