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Kenya’s Faith Kipyegon breaks record to retain 1500m crown
Updated On: 07 August, 2021 08:31 AM IST | Tokyo | AFP
Kipyegon broke the 33-year-old Olympic record set by Romanian Paula Ivan at the Seoul Games as she clocked 3min 53.11sec in hot, humid conditions at the Olympic Stadium.
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Faith Kipyegon after winning the 1500m gold yesterday. Pic/AFP
Kenya’s Faith Kipyegon retained the Olympic women’s 1500m title on Friday to put an end to Dutch athlete Sifan Hassan’s audacious bid for a unprecedented track treble in Tokyo.
Kipyegon broke the 33-year-old Olympic record set by Romanian Paula Ivan at the Seoul Games as she clocked 3min 53.11sec in hot, humid conditions at the Olympic Stadium.
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