Tag: 5000m
Athletics: Dramatic 5,000m decider: Faith Kipyegon dished out – but regained Olympic silver on appeal
Faith Kipyegon is the reigning world champion at 5,000 meters, and had hoped to take her first Olympic gold at the distance, after two previous golds at 1,500 meters. That…
Kenyan Beatrice Chebet wins Olympic 5000m, Sifan Hassan takes silver
Kenyan 10,000m world record holder Beatrice Chebet was crowned 5,000m Olympic champion on Monday evening in 14 min 28 sec 56 ahead of Dutchwoman Sifan Hassan, at the end of…
Ethiopian Gudaf Tsegay breaks 5,000m world record
The Ethiopian Gudaf Tsegay, world champion in the 10,000 m in Budapest last August, largely beat the world record in the 5,000 m on Sunday September 17 during the Diamond…
Faith Kipyegon, unstoppable, also wins gold in the 5,000m
Faith Kipyegon shone again at the Budapest Worlds this Saturday August 26th. After taking gold in the 1,500m, she also won the 5,000m. Her rival, Dutch Sifan Hassan, finished second…