Kipyegon Smashes Mile World Record, Warholm Sparkles at Monaco Diamond League

Kipyegon Smashes Mile World Record, Warholm Sparkles at Monaco Diamond League
Kenya's Faith Kipyegon celebrates after winning the women's 1 mile final during Diamond League at Stade Louis II in Monaco on July 21, 2023. Claudia Greco/Reuters
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Kenya’s Faith Kipyegon shattered the women’s mile world record, while compatriot Ferdinand Omanyala won the men’s 100 meters in a photo finish at the Monaco Diamond League meeting on Friday.

Kipyegon controlled the field and knocked almost five seconds off the world mark as she finished nearly seven seconds ahead of second-placed Ciara Mageean from Ireland.