Kipyegon to open season in Keqiao 5000m
Kenya's Faith Kipyegon reacts after winning and beating the world record in the women's 1500m during the "Meeting de Paris" Diamond League athletics meeting at the Charlety Stadium in Paris on July 7, 2024. Kipyegon clocked 3min 49.04sec, improving by 0.07sec her previous best set in Florence in June 2023. (Photo by Geoffroy VAN DER HASSELT / AFP)
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Kenyan distance legend Faith Kipyegon will kick off her 2026 season in the 5,000m at the Wanda Diamond League season opener in Shanghai/Keqiao on May 16.
Five-time Diamond League champion Faith Kipyegon will return to China for the second year in a row when she headlines the 5,000m at the season opener in Keqiao next month.
Since 2023, she has set five new world records across three different disciplines in four different Diamond League cities.
The 5000m will be an additional event in Keqiao, meaning Kipyegon will not earn points for the Diamond League standings.
Yet it will still be a crucial test of form on the biggest stage, as the Kenyan star gears up for further Diamond League appearances in Eugene and Monaco later in the season.
Shanghai/Keqiao is the opening leg of the 2026 Wanda Diamond League, which will cross four continents and 15 cities en route to the two-day series final in Brussels on September 4-5.
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