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PARIS, France. (KPTV) - The four-minute mile barrier is still intact, but Olympic Gold Medalist Faith Kipyegon completed the fastest mile a woman has ever run on Thursday. Following her training in ...

Australian John Landy, the second man to break the four-minute barrier in the mile, has died at age 91, according to Australia’s track and field federation. Australian media reported that Landy had a ...

Faith Kipyegon’s attempt to become the first woman in history to run a sub 4-minute mile came up just short.

In June 2025, during a Nike-sponsored event, world champion and Kenyan middle- and long-distance runner Faith Kipyegon attempted to become the first woman to break the four-minute mile barrier. She ...

Kipyegon of Kenya reacts after the "Breaking4" event, at Stade Charlety, Paris, France, June 26, 2025. Triple Olympic champion Faith Kipyegon of Kenya fell well short in her bid to become the first ...

I didn’t need to glance at the race clock to know that something historic had just happened at the Stade Charlety in Paris on a hot June afternoon. When Faith Kipyegon crossed the finish line in her ...

At Nike’s Breaking4 event in Paris, the Kenyan star clocked the fastest ever mile by a woman. Here's how she did it—and why the 4-minute mark remains elusive. To run the first women’s sub-four-minute ...

Three-time Olympic champion Faith Kipyegon earned praise for her attempt to run a sub-four-minute mile. Although Kipyegon missed the under-four-minute mark by 6.41 seconds during the Nike Breaking4, ...

Faith Kipyegon’s already a three-time Olympic 1,500-meter champion. She’s already the world-record holder in the mile and 1,500. Next on her to-accomplish list: Become the first woman to break the ...