Faith Kipyegon proved she is indeed hard to beat for the umpteenth time as she cruised to a record-setting 1500m win in Brussels to take home a fifth diamond league title on Saturday night.
Kipyegon, who recently completed a hat trick of gold medals in the 1500 meters to cement her status as undoubtedly the greatest middle-distance female runner of all time, set a meet record in the process, getting over the line on 3:54.75 .
Ethiopia’s Diribe Welteji finished second on 3:55.25, while Austaria’s Olympic silver medalist Jesica Hull got third on 3:56.99.
Nelly Chepchirchir, the other Kenyan on the track, finished fifth on 3:58.05, while Georgia Bell, who finished second in the 800 meters the night before, settled for seventh on 3:58.95.
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