Tokyo Olympics: Faith Kipyegon Defends 1,500m Title
Kenya’s Faith Kipyegon successfully defended her Olympic crown when she cruised to victory in the women’s 1500m on Friday afternoon.
Gathogo Wanjiru 
In a tense final that saw Kipyegon crash with world champion over the distance Sifan Hassan of the Netherlands, Kipyegon in an Olympic record of 3:53.11 as Laura Muir of Great Britain clinched silver in 3:54.50
Hassan settled for bronze when she placed third in 3:55.86 to end her quest for an unprecedented treble at the Tokyo Olympics.
Kipyegon was locked in a tight battle with Hassan before taking off with about 250m to go as Hassan struggled to keep up with her pace
It was a second consecutive victory for Kipyegon over Hassan who she recently beat the Monaco Diamond League.
Kipyegon becomes the second woman to secure back-to-back victories at the Summer Games.
