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Amid Much Fanfare, Nike Athlete Faith Kipyegon Narrowly Misses ‘Breaking 4’ Mile Attempt

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Faith Kipyegon, 31 , almost made history in Paris on Thursday night in her attempt to run a mile in under 4 minutes .

The Nike athlete barely missed the feat, though she broke her own world record, finishing in 4:06:91 .

The athlete ran in high-tech gear engineered by Nike specifically for her, including a FlyWeb sports bra, a Fly Suit and a spike.

Nike has been on Kipyegon ’s side since the beginning of her professional career.

A new upper makes use of ultra-lightweight yarns, and the FK mark appears on one of the two plates.

A documentary series on her preparation premiered June 20 on Prime Video.

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