Kenya’s Faith Kipyegon wins world 5,000m for historic double

Faith Kipyegon

Kenya's Faith Kipyegon underlined her status as one of the all-time greats of distance running by sealing a historic 1500m/5000m double at the World Athletics Championships in Budapest on Saturday. After claiming a third world 1500m title on Tuesday, Kipyegon delivered another masterclass, this time in the 5,000m, to win her second gold in the Hungarian capital.

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The 29-year-old bided her time and produced a perfectly calm last lap for the win in 14min 53.88sec. Dutch rival Sifan Hassan claimed silver in 14:54.11, with another Kenyan, Beatrice Chebet, taking bronze (14:54.33). Ethiopia's 10,000m world champion Gudaf Tsegay shot out into the lead, splitting the field immediately.

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