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Kipruto eyes world record: ‘High pace from the start’

Conseslus Kipruto, the world and Olympic 3000m steeple champion, is hoping for a fast time on Friday at the AG Memorial Van Damme. Will he be a threat to the 13-year old world record of Saif Saaeed Shaheen?

On 3 September 2004 Saif Saaeed Shaheen ran a 7:53.63 on the track of the King Baudouin Stadium, a time that’s still standing to this day. Kipruto is not making any promises, but the reigning world champion will try to make a good start. “I want the pace to be high and go as fast as possible,” Kipruto said the day before the meeting. “I want to make it a fast race and ge sub eight minutes. We’ll see where we end up.”
Evan Jäger also told meeting director Cédric Van Branteghem togo for a ‘sub 8’ time. With Soufiane El Bakkali there’s a third athlete aiming for a super fast time and the overall win in the Diamond League. “At the world championships I followed Jäger because of my ankle problems,’ Kipruto added, saying he no longer suffers from any ankle injury. “Tomorrow I won’t follow him. I want to run like a world champion and like I ran at the previous Diamond League meetings. A high pace from the start and finish as fast as possible."