Guided by two pacemakers, Kipyegon surged to the front and finished in 3:49.04, improving her previous record by 0.07 seconds set in June 2023 in Florence.

The 30-year-old is set to return to Paris as a top contender for gold. The double Olympic 1500m champion and three-time world titleholder also won the 5,000m at the Budapest World Championships last year, and is on of Inside The Games' top ten stars to watch out for in the French capital.

"It feels amazing to break the world record. I am in the right direction towards the Paris Olympics," Kipyegon said. "I have come from far because of the injury and recovering. After the trials I knew that I was in world record shape. I have run the quickest time in Kenya with the altitude.

"It showed me that I was capable of breaking the world record again. We just tried, because everything is possible." Australian Jessica Hull set an Oceania record of 3:50.83 for second place, while Britain’s Laura Muir took third with a national record of 3:53.79, as all top eight runners achieved personal bests.

"Jessica was really good. I felt that she was behind me and I had to be careful because you never know if something can happen. But I just relaxed and ran my race," said Kipyegon.

"I knew that she is strong because she has broken the area record many times. The crowd was really cheerful, that was why the energy was so strong, it is really pushing us towards the finish line.

"With my injury I was really scared because I didn't know if I was going to make it. But I took my time and trusted my team and stayed out of competition for long. I will absolutely do the double in Paris, in the 1500m and 5000m!"