Kipyegon to Olympic dry run at Paris Diamond League

Kipyegon will return to the scene of her 5000m world record where she will headline a sparkling array of world beaters, just a few weeks before attempting a historic 1500m three-peat triumph in the same city.

The 1500m and one-mile world record holder threw down the gauntlet earlier this month after easing to victory during the Summer Games trials held at Nyayo Stadium where she reigned supreme in 5000m and 1500m to grab the two tickets.

Kipyegon clocked 14:05.20 to obliterate the 12-and-half-lap race record last year which was later broken by Gudaf Tsegay, but the Kenyan still ended the season as Diamond League champion, claiming her fourth career Diamond Trophy in the 1500m.

Remarkably, Kipyegon's record-breaking performance in the 5,000m came one week after she set a world record in the 1,500-meter event at the Florence Diamond League.

Kipyegon and Duplantis are among the six reigning world champions on the Paris entry lists, with Ukrainian high jumper Yaroslava Mahuchikh, Dominican Diamond League 400m champion Marileidy Paulino, Serbian long jumper Ivana Vuleta and Bahraini steeplechaser Winfried Yavi also set to compete.

The Meeting de Paris will be an Olympic dress rehearsal for many of the sport's biggest names, with pole vault world record holder Mondo Duplantis and German long jump star Malaika Mihambo both already confirmed to compete at the Stade Charléty.

Yavi, who broke an Asian record on her way to the Diamond League title in Eugene last year, will go up against Kenya's Beatrice Chepkoech, who has held the steeplechase world record since she clocked 8:44.32 at the Monaco Diamond League back in 2018.

Additional material sourced from Diamond League website.