Breaking4
2025 attempt to beat a 4-minute mile
Summary
Breaking4 was an attempt by Kenyan middle-distance runner Faith Kipyegon to become the first woman to break the four-minute barrier for the mile. Hosted by Nike, the event took place on 26 June 2025 at the Stade Sébastien Charléty in Paris, France.
Originally created by KnowledgeIsPower9281
6/22/2025, 8:22:41 PM
Modified
6/7/2026, 7:37:33 PM
Recent revisions
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v2.05 - Fix errors for [[WP:WCW|CW project]] (Reference duplication)
v2.05 - Autofix / Fix errors for [[WP:WCW|CW project]] (Link equal to linktext)
note added
past tense
[[User:Monkbot/task 21: Replace page(s) with article-number|Monkbot/task 21: Replace page(s) with article-number]];
Moving [[:Category:2025 in athletics (track and field)]] to [[:Category:2025 in the sport of athletics]] per [[Wikipedia:Categories for discussion/Speedy]]
Undid revision [[Special:Diff/1300863021|1300863021]] by [[Special:Contributions/131.106.217.2|131.106.217.2]] ([[User talk:131.106.217.2|talk]]) No need to say "failed attempt"
it was not even close to being sucessful
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+[[Category:2025 in Paris]]; ±[[Category:June 2025 sports events in Europe]]→[[Category:June 2025 sports events in France]] using [[WP:HC|HotCat]]
Replace Kipyegon image with fair use of cover for event
Added stat on # men sub 4 per WA as a comparative stat to understand the challenge of sub 4 especially for a woman.
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