Running a final lap of 58.45, she kicked away from Ethiopia’s world road mile champion, Diribe Welteji, who was second in 4:05.58.
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In winning the 1500m, Kipyegon secured her fifth Diamond trophy and capped yet another unbeaten season at her specialist discipline.
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The 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.
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Kipyegon 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.
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This year’s edition marks 20 years since it was incepted by the legendary long-distance runner, Paul Tergat to recognize the country’s top-performing sports personalities across all disciplines.
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No woman had ever completed a hat-trick of World Championships titles at the distance
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The event is scheduled for this Saturday.
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The year had begun for her at the World Athletics Cross Country Championships in Bathurst, Australia, where she helped Kenya earn silver in the women’s U20 team event, missing out on an individual medal by one place.
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