Faith Kipyegon to make bid to become first woman to run a mile under 4 minutes

Three-time Olympic champion Faith Kipyegon will attempt to become the first woman in hory to run a mile in under four minutes at a special event titled “Breaking4: Faith Kipyegon vs. the 4-Minute Mile” at the Stade Charléty in Paris on June 26 this year. Besides winning the Olympics gold three times, Kipyegon is also a four-time world champion, and two-time world record-holder.
Global Sports Communication, the agency which manages Kipyegon, said in a statement that the event will happen at a “time and location specifically selected to align with her training schedule and maximize her performance.”
Kipyegon will attempt to shave at least 7.65 seconds off her world record time of 4:07.64, set in 2023, to become the first woman to break the threshold Roger Banner first surpassed roughly 70 years ago. Since then over 2,000 others — all of them men — have followed in his footsteps.
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“I’m a three-time Olympic champion. I’ve achieved World Championship titles,” the 30-year-old Kipyegon said in a statement. “I thought, ‘what else? Why not dream outside the box?’”
“I want this attempt to say to women, ‘You can dream and make your dreams valid,’” said Kipyegon in the statement. “This is the way to go as women, to push boundaries and dream big.”
“Faith has come a long way as an athlete. From youth, to juniors, to seniors. From a Commonwealth medal to world championship titles, Olympic titles, and even world records. She has also grown a lot as a human being. Understanding the sport more deeply, becoming a mother, and building meaningful relationships both within and beyond the sport,” said Valentijn Trouw, Performance Director at Global Sports Communication. “The Breaking4 project is the culmination of all these elements coming together: chasing the unthinkable in the sport while inspiring millions around the world with her personality and enthusiasm.”
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