Faith Kipyegon can now boast that she is a two-time Olympic and two-time world champion in the 1,500m. The 28-year-old Kenyan won the world title in Eugene in a very strong run, finishing first in 3:52.96.
The planet’s indoor champion from Belgrade this winter Gudaf Tsegay (Ethiopia) improved on her third place from Doha 2019 to take the silver medal today with 3:54.52 minutes.
The runner-up from last year’s Tokyo 2020 Olympics, Laura Muir, climbed to third place on the podium with 3:55.28 minutes.
Faith Chepngetich Kipyegon is a Kenyan middle-distance runner specializing in the 1,500 metres. A Rio 2016 Olympic and Tokyo 2020 Olympic champion with the Games record at the latter, she is the second woman in history to claim back-to-back Olympic 1,500m titles
