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The three-time world,1500m champion added the 5,000m title to her collection to continue a remarkable season while compatriot Beatrice Chebet claimed bronze
Faith Kipyegon etched her name into the annals of history when she won a second gold medal at the World Championships following victory in the women’s 5,000m on Saturday.
In a race that had Ethiopian and defending champion Gudaf Tsegay, Dutchwoman and London Marathon champion Sifan Hassan as well as compatriots Beatrice Chebet, the world cross-country champion, Kipyegon knew she had her work cut out and needed a tactical race to claim gold.
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10:00 - 23.08.2023
ATHLETICS The millions Faith Kipyegon earned from winning Kenya’s first gold medal in Budapest
The three-time world 1,500m champion boosted her bank balance by tens of millions on Tuesday following her victory at the 2023 World Athletics Championships
The world record holder over the distance kept pace with the leading pack until the final 600m when she took off to fend off Hassan’s challenge to take gold in 14:53.88 while the Dutchwoman took silver after clocking 14:54.11 as Chebet claimed bronze after timing 14:54.33.
Another Kenyan Margaret Chelimo was fourth in 14:56.42 while Lilian Kasait was 10th.
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05:00 - 25.08.2023
ATHLETICS Interesting reason why Omanyala loves smiling in the face of adversity
Omanyala was bidding to become the first African man to medal at the global showpiece but Botswana’s wonder kid Letsile Tebogo beat him to it.
The Kenyan duo of Kipyegon and Chebet worked as a team to lock out the Ethiopians from the podium as they sprinted off when it mattered with only Hassan threatening to spoil the party but she could still not get the better of her nemesis who also beat her to gold in the 1,500m final.
The best placed Ethiopian was Ejgayehu Taye who could only manage fifth place while defending champion Tsegaye was 13th.
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14:30 - 23.08.2023
ATHLETICS 'I was chasing history' - Faith Kipyegon reveals the tactics she used to neutralise her rivals in 1,500m final
The three-time world champion opted to run from the front from start to finish and it worked wonders as she left her competitors fighting for second and third place
With the gold, Kipyegon further enhanced her reputation as the greatest middle-distance runner of all time having claimed the 1,500m gold in Budapest, her third at the Worlds after 2017 and 2022.
The win completes a remarkable season for the 29-year-old who has broken three world records in the 1,500m, the mile, and 5,000m in the Diamond League between June and July this year.
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21:50 - 26.08.2023
ATHLETICS Teenage sensation Emmanuel Wanyonyi takes silver in thrilling men’s 800m final
The youngster earned Kenya her fourth medal at the 2023 World Athletics Championships in Hungary.
Kipyegon remains the only Kenyan to have won gold in Budapest, with the 5,000m title making it two for the country after the 1,500m win.
Kenya now has six medals in Budapest, two gold, two silver and as many bronze ahead of Sunday’s final day where the men’s marathon, men’s 5,000m, women’s 800m and women’s 3,000m steeplechase will take centre stage.
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