Faith Kipyegon competes in the women’s 1000m event during the Xiamen IAAF Diamond League athletics meeting at Egret Stadium in Xiamen, in China’s eastern Fujian province, on April 26, 2025. [AFP] Olympic champions Faith Kipyegon and Beatrice Chebet opened their Wanda Diamond League campaigns with impressive victories in Xiamen on Saturday. Kipyegon came within 0.23sec of breaking a decades-old world record in the women’s 1000m, finishing in 2min 29.21sec. “It went how I wanted just to start my season in a good way,” said the Kenyan. “I wanted to do my personal best which was very close to the world record.”…