Kipyegon surpassed her own world record of 4:07.64, set two years ago, but fell well short of breaking the 4-minute mile.

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Faith Kipyegon on Thursday fell short in her quest to become the first woman in history to run a four-minute mile, clocking a time of 4:06.42 at a Nike-organized event in Paris.