For a woman who did not have a time in her head, Faith Kipyegon certainly had a good performance in her legs in the women’s 1500m at the IAAF Diamond League in Shanghai on Saturday (14).
Leading for the last 500 metres of the race, the Kenyan kicked even further away off the final bend to win in 3:56.82, breaking her own national record of 3:56.98, establishing a new meeting record and the fastest time in the world outdoors this year.
Kipyegon was second to Genzebe Dibaba in the 1500m at last year’s IAAF World championships in Beijing. She took some ground out of Dibaba over the last lap then, and again closed impressively in Shanghai, running 43.49 seconds for the final 300 metres.
Faih Kipyegon impuso nueva marca en los mil 500 metros palnos de la Liga de Diamante disputada el sabado en Shanghai…
Liderando por as de 500 metros la prueba, la atleta de Kenya se solto en la ultima vuelta para terminar solitaria con tiempo de 3.56.82, rompiendo su propia marca que estaba en 3.56.98, para establecer nuevo registro en competencias en escenarios abiertos este año…
Genzebe Dibaba fue segunda casi a 300 metros de la ganadora y con más de 43 segundos de ventaja..