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PEERLESS KIPYEGON CRUISES TO THIRD 1500M WORLD GOLD

Reuters

Kenyan middle-distance superstar Faith Kipyegon capped a year that brought her a trio of world records by claiming a hat-trick of world 1,500 metres gold medals as she ran a perfect race to come home in 3:54.87 in Tuesday's final.

Kipyegon, the double Olympic champion, has not lost over the distance for two years. Still only 29, Budapest is her sixth World Championships and she now has a remarkable haul of three golds, two silvers and a fifth place on her debut in 2013.

FAITH KIPYEGON REACTS ON BEING THE 1500M CHAMPION

ANOTHER WORLD RECORD FOR THE AMAZING KIPYEGON

One week after breaking 1500m mark she runs fastest 5000m of all-time in epic head-to-head with Letesenbet Gidey at Paris Diamond League

It is only early June but Faith Kipyegon has already put together a brilliant case for being named athlete of the year already. One week after breaking the world 1500m record with a ground-breaking 3:49.11, the Kenyan supermum set another world record – this time over 5000m – with 14:05.20 at the Diamond League in Paris.

RIO 2016: KIPYEGON AMPITA DIBABA NA KUSHINDA MBIO ZA WANAWAKE ZA 1,500M

Faith Kipyegon kutoka Kenya amefanikiwa kumpita bingwa wa zamani wa mita 1,500 Genzebe Dibaba kutoka Ethiopia  na kushinda medani ya dhahabu ya Rio Olympics...Kipyegon alikuwa nyuma lakini ilipifika nusu alichomoza na kumwacha bingwa Dibaba nyuma mpaka mwisho...Muda ya Kipyegon ni wa kasi kuliko wote duniani mwaka huu...Dibaba alishinda medani ya Silver na bingwa mwingine wa zamani Jenny Simpson amechukua Bronze...Bofya hapa upate habari zaidi.