Oregon 2022: Kenyan trio qualify for men’s 1500m semis, Kipyegon, Chebet qualify for women’s final
By Peter Mulemi, July 17, 2022
Kenya’s Abel Kipsang, Timothy Cheruiyot and Kumar Taki have sailed through to the semi-final of the men’s 1500 metres at the World Championships in Eugene, Oregon.
World champion Cheruiyot finished fourth in Heat 1 in a time of 3:36.41 with the World’s fastest man Kipsang coming in third in Heat 3.
Kumar Taki finished ninth in Heat 2 but qualified as the fastest loser. It was not a good outing for Charles Simotwo(3:36.47) who finished tenth in Heat 2 that was won by Australia’s Stewart Mcsweyn who posted a season-best of 3:34.91.
Olympic champion Jakob Ingebrigsten (3:35.12)came third in Heat 2 to qualify for the semis.
In the women’s semi-final, Olympic champion Faith Kipyegon took control of Heat 2 of the semi-final to the Tuesday morning final.
The Kenyan superstar clocked 4:03.98 to glide through ahead of Ethiopia’s Hirut Meshesha (4:04.05). Another Kenyan Winnie Chebet finished sixth in Heat 1 in a season-best time of 4:03.08 and will also be in the final.