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Coach Ouma believes that the time (3:26.00) is such a fast time and it will take longer than expected before anyone breaks the record.
Bernard Ouma, Timothy Cheruiyot’s coach, has revealed that breaking the men’s 1500m world record is a process that requires a very long-term plan.
The men’s world record currently stands at 3:26.00 and was set by Moroccan Hicham El Guerrouj in 1998. The only Kenyan to get close to the record was Bernard Lagat who clocked 3:26.12 in 2001.
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His recent feat was during USATF Los Angeles Grand Prix where he reigned supreme over the 1500 to announce his comeback.
Coach Ouma believes that the time (3:26.00) is such a fast time and it will take longer than expected before anyone breaks the record.
“A world record requires a very long-term plan because 3:26.00 is so deep. I don’t know how genuine it was…people have their reservations.
"However, whoever will beat it will be a very strong athlete. It takes a lot of factors to put into place and I’m certain it will stay for a while,” Ouma told Citius Mag.
Speaking about Jakob Ingebrigtsen’s 3:27.95 that he set during the Diamond League Meeting in Oslo, Norway, Ouma noted that it was just a drop in the ocean and he is yet to get close to the world record time.
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Uganda’s Joshua Cheptegei is the only athlete who has come closer to the record after clocking 8:07.54 to win at the 2019 Prefontaine Classic.
The time Ingebrigtsen posted placed him as the sixth-fastest 1500m runner in the world. At the moment, Cheruiyot is the eighth fastest athlete in the world with a time of 3:28.28 that he set during the 2021 Diamond League Meeting in Monaco.
“3:27.95 for Jakob was just a drop under 3:28. Just a drop! It has to be quite significant for it to threaten the world record. It isn’t at the moment,” he said.
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