The CITIUS MAG Podcast | A Running + Track and Field Show
PREFONTAINE CLASSIC RECAP - BEATRICE CHEBET SUB-14 5K, FAITH KIPYEGON WR + SO MUCH MORE
Chris Chavez and Mac Fleet break down all the top performances, world records and biggest moments from the 50th edition of the Prefontaine Classic.
A few highlights include:
- Faith Kipyegon broke her own world record in the 1500m to win her SEVENTH Prefontaine 1500m title in 3:48.68.
- Beatrice Chebet took the women's 5000m world record under 14 minutes, pulling away from Gudaf Tsegay and Agnes Ngetich over the final 200m to break the tape in an unbelievable mark of 13:58.06.
- Niels Laros shocked the world with a come-from-behind victory in the Bowerman Mile, passing Azeddine Habz on the inside down the homestretch then outleaning Yared Nuguse by 0.01 seconds to claim the win in 3:45.94, becoming the seventh man in history to break 3:46.
- Olympic champ Winfred Yavi just barely missed the world record in the steeplechase, running 8:45.25 to win ahead of Faith Cherotich in second in 8:48.71.
- Kishane Thompson backed up his national title with a 9.85 victory in the 100m over Zharnel Hughes (9.91) and Trayvon Bromell (9.94).
- Olympic champ Letsile Tebogo returned to his speciality event and won the 200m in a world-leading 19.76 over Courtney Lindsey’s 19.87 in second.
+ Much more!
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