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Kipiyegun won her first Olympic title at the 2016 Rio Olympics and successfully defended her title at the postponed 2020 Tokyo Games.
She defeated many competitors, including Australian players, to successfully defend her Paris title Jessica Hull finished second in 3:52.56, with Britain’s Georgia Bell rounding out the podium in 3:52.61.
Kipiyegun’s victory in Paris cemented her authority in the women’s 1500m. Just a month ago, she broke her own world record by 0.07 seconds at the Diamond League in Paris on July 7, 2024.
She finished with an amazing time of 3:49.04, breaking her previous world record of 3:49.11.
The win makes her one of the two most successful Kenyan athletes at the Paris Olympics so far, having already won two medals in the 5,000m, having already taken silver.
Compatriot Beatrice Chebet won double gold in the women’s 5000m and 1000m events.
“I dedicate this medal to all Kenyans. I just want to hear that my country is proud of me. This medal is for you, I thought about you with every lap, I may have made history but I will sleep better knowing Wananchi wataenjoy this weekend,” Chebet said after winning the 1000m title.
Monday, Mary Mora won Bronze medal in the women’s 800m race.
Saturday morning, Ronald Quimoy won the silver medal in the men’s 5000m.
In the men’s marathon, 2024 Tokyo Marathon champion Benson Kipruto won the bronze medal with a time of 2 hours 07 minutes 00 seconds.
In 2023, Kipruto finished second behind the late Kelvin Kiptum, who set a world record with a time of 2:00:35.
Veteran marathoner Eliud Kipchoge suffered a bad temper during his tenure and withdrew from the 42km marathon, which is being billed as the toughest in history.
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