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Faith Chepngetich wins 1,500m gold in Tokyo and sets new Olympic record : The standard Sports

Women’s 1500m – Final – Olympic Stadium, Tokyo, Japan – August 6, 2021. Faith Kipyegon of Kenya celebrates with her national flag after winning gold [REUTERS]

1,500m Olympic Champion Faith Chepngetich did not disappoint Kenyans once again as she raced to her second consecutive gold at the Olympics.

Women’s 1500m – Final – Olympic Stadium, Tokyo, Japan – August 6, 2021. Faith Kipyegon of Kenya celebrates winning the gold medal and breaking the Olympic record REUTERS

She also did it in style as she set a new Olympic record of 3:53.11 at the Olympic Stadium in Tokyo, Japan on Friday.

August 6, 2021. Faith Kipyegon of Kenya, Sifan Hassan of the Netherlands and Laura Muir of Britain in action REUTERS

Netherland’s Sifan Hassan who Kenyans had feared would spoil Kenya’s party could not keep up witFaith in the last 300m and finished in third place with Laura Muir of Great Britain and Northern Ireland finishing in second place.

August 6, 2021. Faith Kipyegon of Kenya celebrates winning the gold medal with Sifan Hassan of the Netherlands who won the bronze medal, with their national flags REUTERS

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