{"id":39435,"date":"2024-08-11T22:31:32","date_gmt":"2024-08-11T22:31:32","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/appsaf.apieproject.com\/news\/?p=39435"},"modified":"2024-08-11T22:31:34","modified_gmt":"2024-08-11T22:31:34","slug":"kenyas-faith-kipyegon-wins-1500-metre","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/appsaf.apieproject.com\/news\/2024\/08\/11\/kenyas-faith-kipyegon-wins-1500-metre\/","title":{"rendered":"Kenya\u2019s Faith Kipyegon Wins 1500-metre"},"content":{"rendered":"\n<p>Kenya\u2019s Faith Kipyegon made history after becoming the first woman to win three consecutive Olympic 1,500-metre gold medals with a superb display of middle-distance running.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p>The 30-year-old 2016 and 2020 champion produced a tactical masterpiece at the Stade de France on Saturday to take gold in a new Olympic record of 3min 51.29sec.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p>It was another remarkable performance by Kipyegon, the reigning world champion who can now arguably lay claim to being the greatest women\u2019s middle-distance runner in history.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p>Kipyegon had bided her time early in the race, allowing Gudaf Tsegay to set the pace before moving up onto the Ethiopian\u2019s shoulder just after the first lap.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p>Tsegay continued to lead at the bell but faded quickly and dropped back as Kipyegon accelerated into first place.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p>With 200 metres to go, Kipyegon kicked for home and though Hull and Bell pursued they never looked liked finding the speed necessary to catch the Kenyan as she scampered across the line to clinch her unprecedented Olympic 1,500-metre treble.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p>The Kenyan also holds three gold medals for the same distance at the World Athletics championships, the latest coming at Budapest in 2023.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p><\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"<p>Kenya\u2019s Faith Kipyegon made history after becoming the first woman to win three consecutive Olympic 1,500-metre gold medals with a superb display of middle-distance running. 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