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Kipyegon run away with Monaco 1,500m title

Fresh from winning World Athletics championships 1,500m title in Oregon, USA, Faith Chepngetich Kipyegon won the 1,500m title at the Monaco Diamond League held yesterday in France.

The double Olympic Games 1,500m champoion won the race in a new personal best of 3:50.37 missing the world record with a few seconds held by Ethiopia’s Genzebe Dibaba in 3:50.07.

She led USA’s Heather Maclean and Elise Cranny settled second and third respectively in huge personal bests of 3:58.89 and 3:59.06.

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