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Faith Kipyegon is something else. There was literally nothing that anyone could do to stop her, however that race went: had someone gone off like Paula Ivan, sheâ€d have chased them down; in the event, she led from the front, kicked, and devastated the field.
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Faith Kipyegon of Kenya wins the women’s 1500m in 3:52.15, her fourth world title in a row!
Itâ€s just incredible how much better Kipyegon is than everyone else. Her teammate Ewoi came through for second with Hull, who tied to chase and challenge for gold, taking bronze for Australia.
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Updated at 09.13 EDT
Kipyegon still leads, a couple of yards between her and Hull now. Those two are clear now, but Faith has gone and this is poetry! Itâ€s amazing, again, from the greatest of all time!
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With 600 to go, Kipyegon turns it up gradually, but as they take the bell, expect her to stomp on the gas…
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Weâ€re coming up to halfway with Kipyegon leading from Hull from Chepchirchir. Whoâ€ll kick first?
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Kipyegon leads from Hull of Australia, and the pace isnâ€t too quick. I donâ€t think weâ€re seeing a world record today.
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The gun goes, and off goes the womenâ€s 1500m final.Kipyegon goes straight to the front.
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“A thousand wows at how effortless Sydney McLaughlin-Levrone makes the 400m look,†writes Ben Cooke. “Shades of the great Allyson Felixâ€s athletic elegance; a sprinting swan gliding towards greatness. Fingers-crossed Tokyoâ€s fast track leads to something special in Fridayâ€s final.â€
I was thinking Flo-Jo and Rudisha but yup, Iâ€ll absolutely allow Felix.
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Back to Faith, though, is she going to try for a world record? Itâ€s in her, youâ€d think, and sheâ€s so dominant she can actually justify going for it with a medal at stake – what a flex thatâ€d be.
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Hudson-Smith lies prostate on the track, James alongside him. This wasâ€t what heâ€d have hoped for, but he didnâ€t look in the best shape – the speed endurance just wasnâ€t there. He was in touch coming off the bend, while Ndori had loads left.
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Thereâ€s no time to reflect because itâ€s time for the womenâ€s 1500m final.
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Ndori, also of Botswana powers through as Hudson-Smith tires, and Nkajima of Japan takes second! Richards and Patterson qualify as fastest losers, both form heat two; Hudson-Smith finishes sixth.
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Updated at 08.59 EDT
Hudson-Smith gets moving immediately, but James, 2012 Olympic champ, flies out of the blocks. Hudsson-Smith is in touch as they come off the curve….
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Hudson-Smith really tied up in the heat,having run a decent race prior to the final 100. Heâ€ll know how he feels now, but in lane two, having qualified as a fastest loser, heâ€s got a lot of work to do chasing the men in front. McRae of USA is probably the favourite; he goes in six.
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Charlie Dobson, by the way, was seventh; he and Reardon stick about to see how Hudson-Smith gets on in what is probably the weakest of the semis.
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Thereâ€s something happening in Botswana athletics. Kebinatshipi wasnâ€t expected to do what he did here – heâ€s only 21 – but he led at the top of the home straight and just kept going. Amazing performance, and I canâ€t wait to see what heâ€s got for us in the final.
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Goodness me, Kebinatshipi wins in 43.61!Thatâ€s the fastest time in the world this year and looks chill at the end! Heâ€s got faster in him I reckon, and McDonald of Jamaica is second; Richards of T&T is third, with, Patterson a distant fourth.
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Patterson is away pretty well and he starts putting it in around the bend, but Kebinatshipi leads by miles! Patterson is getting run out of this!
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Doroshchuk of Ukraine and Harrison of USA also get over 2.28 in the menâ€s high jump, the competition intensifying. But itâ€s now time for the second menâ€s 400m semi, Jacory Patterson the favourite after a fine run in his heat; Charlie Dobson goes for GB.
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Nene is a lovely mover, so smooth and compact in style. He looks ready for this.
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Eppie of Botswana is second; Reardon finishes eighth.
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Updated at 08.45 EDT
As the stagger unwinds, Nene looks over his shoulder –heâ€s miles clear.
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Away they go, Nene away sharply and looking so relaxed.
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Down go our 400m men again…
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Oooh, and then Kerr, the Olympic champ, nails it first go.
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This time they get away only to be called back, for no obvious reason. Up goes the tension, another green card is shown, then itâ€s back down … but Woo wants to take a jump first and he fails at 2.28.
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Back to the menâ€s 400, Christopher Bailey of USA is another who might challenge, but Nene is favourite; again, though, theyâ€re stood up and a green card brandished.
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“Itâ€s definitely a confidence builder,†Sydney tells BBC. “Just gotta go out in the final and execute.â€
Having watched the semis, a race I thought might be one of the best of the meet, now looks like her against the clock.
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Right, the men will be with us shortly. Zakithi Nene of South Africa, the fastest in the world this year, goes in heat one, likewise GBâ€s Sam Reardon; Matt Hudson-Smith is in three.
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Oh, and McLaughlin-Levrone also broke – annihilated really – Sanya Richards-Ross†US record of 48.70, and sheâ€s going to monster it again in the final, Iâ€m certain. By the look of her, sheâ€s barely trying, and is Marita Kochâ€s record of 47.60, set in 1985, under threat? I really, really hope so.
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McLaughlin-Levrone wins in 48.29,the fastest time in the world this year and joint-fastest ever, with Anning of GB taking second, great performance. Pryce of Jamaica is third; she and Jaeger qualify for the final as fastest losers, but seriously, Sydney is just amazing. I canâ€t see how anyone can beat her, at anything.
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McLaughlin-Levrone leads, obviously,and sheâ€s miles clear, floating over the track.
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Itâ€s Sydney time. I love her commitment to testing herself, and i love that Femke Bol, her big hurdles rival, was gutted theyâ€d not be competing against each other.
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Katzberg then lets go a monster but at an angle; will it stay within the sector? Just, and heâ€s back into the lead at 84.70, a lifetime best and championship record. Decent response to losing the lead, all things considered.
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Hummel of Germany hurls the hammer 82.77 and he takes the lead, leading Katzberg of Canada, the world and Olympic champ, and Halasz of Hungary.
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Naser wins in 49.47, looking awesome.Whittaker of USA and Klaver of the Netherlands, both of whom woudâ€ve hoped for better, are third and fourth, the former now sat with Jaeger waiting to see if their ties are enough to qualify for the final as fastest losers.
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Itâ€s a steady start,then Naser starts eating ground, and sheâ€s well ahead around the top bend, the rest racing for second. Gomez of Puerto Rico is alone in second.
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