Jamaica's Adelle Tracey during the semi-final round of the 1500m at the 2023 Budapest World Championships. Tracey set a new national record of 3:58.77. (Photo: Naphtali Junior)
#WorldChamps2023: Adelle Tracey shatters 28-y-o 1500m national record
In a valiant effort to qualify for the final of the women’s 1500m, Jamaica’s Adelle Tracey on Sunday set a new national record of 3:58.77 at the World Athletics Championships in Budapest, Hungary.
Tracey, who was the nation’s only competitor in the event, raced against the likes of world record holder Faith Kipyegon of Kenya (3:55.14) and Netherland’s Sifan Hassan (3:55.48), but could only manage a seventh-place finish.
In the process, she shattered Yvonne Mai-Graham’s 28-year-old record of 4:01.84 seconds at the Herculis meeting in Fontvieille, Monaco.
