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 women's team will be led by the current world record holder in the 10,000 metres Beatrice Chebet.
MoreThe time is an astounding seven seconds faster than Letesenbet Gidey’s previous world record of 29:01.03, set in 2021.
MoreThe 24-year-old conquered an extremely strong field of her Kenyan compatriots when she broke away from Lilian Kasait Rengeruk just 400m from the finish line to win in 31:05.
Rengeruk secured silver in 31:08, while Margaret Chelimo Kipkemboi won bronze
A total of 245 athletes (138 men, 107 women) are entered for the individual senior races, while 187 athletes (95 men, 92 women) will be in action in the U20 races.
In the mixed relay, 12 countries have been entered.
MoreThe event is scheduled for this Saturday.
MoreThe key move came with one kilometre remaining when Chebet broke away from her compatriots to cover the final lap in 6:54, securing her first victory in Elgoibar in what was her third appearance.
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