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If an athlete runs in a final and there’s nobody around to challenge them, is it truly a race? Or is it just a time trial dressed up as one? Last night’s 1,500-meter final raised this question as Faith Kipyegon, the reigning Olympic and world champion from Kenya, bolted to the front like a rabbit and maintained her lead to the finish. With a job to do–a title to defend–Kipyegon earned her third world championship gold medal in 3:54.87.
Diribe Welteji, the 21-year-old from Ethiopia, hung on for silver in 3:55.69 while the Ethiopian-born Dutch runner Sifan Hassan (who returned with plenty of vigor and even more bandages after falling in her valiant attempt to win the 10,000 on Saturday) clinched bronze with a time of 3:56.00. Ireland’s Ciara Mageean missed the podium in fourth place but set a national record of 3:56.61.
