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Faith Kipyegon reigns supreme in the 1500m. The Kenyan won her third world title in Budapest on Tuesday August 22. In the 3000 m steeplechase, Sofiane Bakkali won his first world title.
Faith Kipyegon crowned for the 3rd time
Faith Kipyegon confirms her supremacy in the 1500m. This Tuesday, August 22, in Budapest, the Kenyan won her third consecutive world gold medal over the distance. She even outclassed the competition. Launched like a rocket, Kipyegon led the race from start to finish, setting a hellish pace for her rivals. She crossed the finish line in 3'54''87, well ahead of Ethiopia's Diribe Welteji (3mn55s69) and the Netherlands' Sifan Hassan (3mn56s00). The two-time Olympic champion is unbeaten over this distance since the 2019 World Championships in Doha.
FAITH. KIPYEGON.
That's it, that's the caption.#WorldAthleticsChamps pic.twitter.com/j0wg3P3YEI
— World Athletics (@WorldAthletics) August 22, 2023
This year, the Kenyan also set world records in the 1,500 m (3'49''11 in Florence on June 2), the 5,000 m (14'05''20 in Paris on June 9) and the mile (approx. 1,616 m, 4'0''64 in Monaco on July 21). She will be aiming for a double in Budapest, where she will also compete in the 5,000 m.
Bakkali wins her first world title
In the 3,000 m steeplechase, Morocco won its first medal of the Budapest World Championships. Soufiane El Bakkali won gold in 8mn03.53s. After winning gold at the Olympic Games, the Moroccan now has his first world title. Bakkali overtook the world record holder for the distance, Ethiopia's Lamecha Girma, who settled for second place (8mn05s44). Kenya's Abraham Kibiwot completed the podium with a time of 8mn11s98. The black continent thus collected six medals on Tuesday, two of them gold.
#Budapest2023 🇭🇺 - 🏃♂️ 3000M STEEPLE
🥇 Soufiane El Bakkali 🇲🇦 8:03.53
🥈 Lamecha Girma 🇪🇹 8:05.44
🥉 Abraham Kibiwot 🇰🇪 8:11.98 #Athlétisme #WorldAthleticsChampshttps://t.co/jGnrCkXK4X— MR.CARTER (@NelsonCarterJr) August 22, 2023
