All eyes will be on Kenya’s athletics superstar Faith Kipyegon tonight as she steps on the track in search of yet another career milestone in a sport that she has mastered so well since her global debut in 2010 as a junior.

The Olympic and World champion, now holding three world records in 1500m, 5000m and the one mile, will be seeking to win a second successive gold medal in women’s 1500m today evening, with the epic final set for 10:31 pm (Kenyan time) at the National Athletics Stadium in Budapest, Hungary.

The event will be a major highlight of Day 4 of the World Championships that promises to have a lot in store for Kenyans going by the program of the day.

It could be a day for the East African Nation to show the world that it is still an athletic powerhouse and ready to battle with competitors for global glory.

Kipyegon, 29, has reiterated her grail of defending her world 1500m title despite also lining up to compete in women’s 5000m.

After clocking 3:55.14 in the semi-final, the superb Kipyegon is the favourite to take home the gold that would be Kenya’s first in this edition although she faces strong opposition from long-time rival Sifan Hassan from the Netherlands; who registered her seasonal best time of 3:55.48 in the second semi-final on Sunday.

Nelly Chepchirchir,20, who is making her deserved debut at the senior World Championships is expected to team up well with Kipyegon to scheme a possible double podium finish for Kenya.

With the 2022 silver medalist Gudaf Tsegay missing in action, Ethiopia’s hopes will be on youngster Diribe Welteji,2019 African under-20 Champion and Birke Haylom who won a gold medal last year in women’s 1500m at the World Junior Championships in Cali, Colombia.

Great Britain’s Laura Muir will also be seeking to give a good account of herself after grabbing a bronze medal in Oregon last summer.

Immediately after the 1500m final, there will be another showdown in the men’s 3000m steeple chase final.

Kenyan trio of Simon Koech, Abraham Kibiwot and Leonard Bett will be prowling to brush off eminent tenacious opposition from defending champion Soufiane El Bakkali of Morocco and world record holder of the event Lamecha Girma of Ethiopia.

Since 1991, Kenya had only lost the men’s steeple chase title twice at the World Championships (2005 and 2007).

However, it’s seven-edition winning streak and dominance were put to a halt by El Bakkali last year in Oregon, with Kenya’s and the then-defending champion Conseslus Kipruto only managing a disappointing third-place finish.

With that achievement, Bakkali became the first African non-Kenyan to win the competition.

Interestingly to note, no Ethiopian has ever won a gold medal at the World Championships in men’s 3000m steeple chase meaning that is a lot at stake this evening from the African brothers.