In winning the 1500m, Kipyegon secured her fifth Diamond trophy and capped yet another unbeaten season at her specialist discipline.
MoreThe first 16 of the 32 Diamond disciplines will be contested on Friday at the Allianz Memorial Van Damme, while the rest will take place on Saturday in the Belgian capital.
MoreThe men’s race got off to a swift start through the streets of Casto, with the Kenyan quintet of Kipngeno, Josphat Kiprotich, Philemon Ombogo Kiriago, Paul Machoka, and Michael Selelo Saoli soon separating themselves from the rest of the field.
MoreKipyegon will return to the meeting where she set her first world 1500m record, though this year’s edition has returned to its traditional home in Rome as opposed to Florence.
MoreIn collaboration with World Athletics, the workshop was held in Kakuma Refugee Camp and Kalobeyei integrated settlements in north-western Kenya as part of the larger Athletics and Education programme implemented by AHEEN (African Higher Education in Emergencies Network).
MoreThe time is an astounding seven seconds faster than Letesenbet Gidey’s previous world record of 29:01.03, set in 2021.
MoreWorld 800m champion Mary Moraa emerged victorious in the women’s 800m.
MoreIn the women’s 3000m steeplechase, Kenya’s world record-holder Chepkoech was dominant.
Despite not feeling well, she followed her win in Xiamen with victory in 9:07.36 ahead of Uganda’s Olympic champion Peruth Chemutai.
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