The three-time Olympic gold medalist ran a personal-best time of 4:06.42 in a special event dubbed “Breaking4: Faith Kipyegon vs. the 4-Minute Mile” on Thursday at Stade Sébastien Charléty in Paris.

To understand the magnitude of this moment, it helps to know what the mile symbolizes. In 1954, Roger Bannister became the first person to break the 4-minute barrier.

With that drafting strategy, the researchers concluded, Kipyegon could run 3:59.37 — the exact time run by Roger Bannister in 1954 when he became the first human to break the sub-four-minute ...

While Kipyegon didn’t reach a sub-four mile, the attempt in itself is a big moment in running. Roger Bannister first ran a sub-four mile in 1954—a time when women weren’t even allowed to run ...

Bannister became the first person to break the 4-minute mark on May 6, 1954, at a track in Oxford, England, with a time of 3:59.4, according to Guinness World Records.

No woman has ever attempted the sub-4min feat, which was first achieved in 1954 by Britain Roger Bannister -- in 3min 59.4sec -- in what has gone down as one of track running's most momentous ...

Kipyegon ran more than a second faster than her own world record of 4:07.64, which she set in 2023, but Thursday’s performance didn’t count as an official time. A four-minute mile would have ...

Faith Kipyegon’s attempt to become the first woman in history to run a sub-4-minute mile came up just short. The three-time Olympic gold medalist ran a personal-best time of 4:06.42 in a special ...

He was in attendance Thursday for Kipyegon’s effort. A four-minute mile has long been recognized as an iconic landmark in running, first achieved by Great Britain’s Roger Bannister in 1954.