Faith Kipyegon wins third straight 1,500m title in an Olympic record time

Three-time world 1,500 metres champion Faith Kipyegon is now the sole holder of most Olympic titles over that distance – man or woman – after running away with her third consecutive gold medal at the quadrennial games during the Paris 2024 Olympics in France on Saturday.

Kipyegon created that piece of history after she clocked a new Olympic record 3:51.29. The 30-year-old, who boasted of both the Olympic (3:53.11) and world (3:49.04) records, ran a tactical race to finish ahead of Australian Jessica Hull (3:52.56) and Briton Georgia Bell (3:52.61) as Ethiopia tactics of running a fast-paced race from the word go fell apart.