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Kipyegon stunned at Road Running Championships in Riga
Kenya's Faith Kipyegon reacts after winning the women's 5000m final during the World Athletics Championships at the National Athletics Centre in Budapest on August 26, 2023.
Jewel Samad | AFP
Photo credit: Jewel Samad | AFP
What you need to know:
- Kipyegon, competing for the first time on road, hit the front as Ethiopians world 1,500m silver medallist Diribe Welteji and Freweyni Hailu breathed down on her neck
- At one time Kipyegon and compatriot Nelly Chepchirchir, who finished fifth at the World Championships in Budapest, led the race but not for long before Welteji reclaimed second place
- American Hobbs Kessler stunned the rich field to claim men’s Road Mile victory in a World Record time of 3:56.13, beating Briton Callum Elson to second place in 3:56.41 as another American Samuel Prakel time 3:56.43 for third
In Riga, Latvia
World 1,500m champion and record holder Faith Kipyegon finally found her match when she settled for bronze in women’s Road Mile at the inaugural World Road Running Championships in Riga, Latvia on Sunday.
