Kenyan Vera Kipegon, who already held two 1500m world titles added a third to his collection on Tuesday. Budapest National Sports Center, in which he taught a lesson in courage by imposing frantic pace from the start which left her rivals with no options to surprise her.
OUTSTANDING
This is Faith Kipyegon’s world and we just live in it 🌍
3:54.87 1500m to win their third #World champions in athletics gold 🤯 pic.twitter.com/OW6uIUVC8p
— World Athletics (@WorldAthletics) August 22, 2023
Kipyegon, 29 years old, carry three world records this season for 1500 meters, 5000 meters and a mile. He came to Budapest complete two tasks by winning 1500 and 5000 and the first has already made it a reality.
FAITH. KIPIEGON.
Here it is, this is the signature.#World champions in athletics pic.twitter.com/j0wg3P3YEI
— World Athletics (@WorldAthletics) August 22, 2023
In 1500 haven’t lost a race since June 10, 2021 and now, in Budapest, in the 5000 run aims to achieve a double which no woman has achieved so far in these two tests.
kipyegonwhich was also distance champion of the Olympic Games in Rio de Janeiro 2016 and Tokyo 2020, jumped onto the track in the spotlight of over 30,000 spectators attending the event, and The Kenyan did not disappoint. He won the race richly, without resistance and taking more than two meters to second at the finish line.
The Kenyan posted a time of 3:54.87 minutes, much faster than the Ethiopian’s 3:55.69. Diribe Veltejisilver and dutch Sifan Hassan (3:56.00), bronze.
(According to information from EFE)
Source: Aristegui Noticias
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