Confident Kipyegon to run a double in Paris

The 30-year-old mother of one had bagged her ticket for the 5,000m the previous day. An odds-on favourite for the 1500m, the two-time Olympic champion ran a perfect qualifier to come home in a remarkable time of 3 minutes 53:98 seconds. "It will be history to win the 1500m for the third time and to focus on the 5,000m," Kipyegon said. "I know it wouldn't be easy but I am going to try and see what's possible." Only Kipyegon and Russia's Tatiana Kazankina have successfully defended a women's Olympic 1500m title.