Once more, Faith Kipyegon rules the women’s 1500-meter race.
The Kenyan won the competition final on Tuesday (August 22) at the 2023 Global Athletics Championships in Budapest, Hungary. She convincingly defended her global title in an event in which she had already broken the world record this year.
With no opposition from the field, Kipyegon won in 3:54.87, with the main competition occurring behind her.
Ethiopia’s Diribe Welteji finished in second place with a time of 3:55.69, but Sifan Hassan, who had previously lost her chance to win the 10,000-meter gold by collapsing with only 10 meters remaining in the race, followed her normal plan and ran the first half of the race near the back of the pack.
When the final lap’s bell rang, the Dutchwoman advanced to the middle of the pack and advanced into third as she rounded the final turn in the back straight.
With Kipyegon out of sight, Hassan, who had passed Welteji with 100 meters remaining, began to tire. She managed to hang on for third (3:56.00), only 0.61 seconds ahead of a charging Ciara Mageean, who also set a new Irish national record.