Bronze for Kipsang as curtains fall on World Indoor Championships
By Neville Amimo, March 21, 2022
The World Indoor Championships held at Belgrade, Serbia have finally marked a memorable end. For Abel Kipsang, the event will truly be cherished as he managed to secure a podium finish in the 1500-metres race.
Kipsang finished third to bag a bronze medal which was surprisingly Kenya’s last medal at the event after Noah Kibet’s silver.
Kipsang put up a spirited sprint in the final 100m of the race to battle it out with Ethiopia’s Tadesse Lemi in a sprint finish as he clocked 3:33.24.
Defending champion Samuel Tefera won the race in a Championship Record time of 3:32.77 while Olympic Champion Jakob Ingebrigtsen was second for silver in 3:33.02.
The games will truly be remembered for amazing feats achieved especially Ferdinand Omanyala pushing his strides hard to make it to the 60-metre dash semi-finals. The finals would later see history being made as Marcell Jacobs outclassed record holder Christian Coleman to win gold at a stunning time of 6.41.