Despite not being on the Olympic program, where races follow metric measurements, the mile holds certain prestige in the world of middle-distance running.

Kenya's Faith Kipyegon fails in her attempt to become the first woman to run a sub-four-minute mile at Nike's 'Breaking4' ...

Britain's Roger Bannister was the first man to run a sub-four minute mile, achieving the mark in May 1954, while compatriot Diane Leather was the first women to run sub-five minutes later that month.

The three-time Olympic gold medalist ran a personal-best time of 4:06.42 in a special event dubbed “Breaking4: Faith Kipyegon vs. the 4-Minute Mile” on Thursday at Stade Sébastien Charléty in Paris.

Faith Kipyegon said she will try again to become the first woman to break the four-minute mile barrier after coming short at ...

All eyes will be on the Paris sky on Thursday in the hope that conditions are considered optimum for Kenya's triple Olympic ...

New Zealand athlete Sam Ruthe made history on Wednesday as he became the youngest person to run a sub-four-minute mile.. Ruthe, who turns 16 in mid-April, ran a time of 3:58.35 at Go Media Stadium ...

Britain's Roger Bannister was the first man to run a sub-four minute mile, achieving the mark in May 1954, while compatriot Diane Leather was the first women to run sub-five minutes later that month.

Britain's Roger Bannister was the first man to run a sub-four minute mile, achieving the mark in May 1954, while compatriot Diane Leather was the first women to run sub-five minutes later that month.