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Kenyan duo Faith Kipyegon and Mary Moraa secured victory and second place in the 1500m and 800m events respectively at the women-only track and field event at Athlos NYC 2024.
Three-time Olympic champion Faith Kipyegon sored to victory in the 1500m event at the women-only track and field event, Athlos held in New York.
Kipyegon was among three Kenyans alongside world champion Mary Moraa who took part in the 800m and Susan Ejore-Sanders who joined the Olympian in the 1500m.
Kipyegon who looked comfortable in the race brushed off competition from Ethiopia's Diribe Welteji to claim victory with a time of 4:04.4. Susan Ejore Sanders secured third place with a time of 4:06.25.
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13:10 - 26.09.2024
Will the dirty tricks be at play again? Faith Kipyegon renews rivalry with Gudaf Tsegay in New York
Faith Kipyegon will come up against Ethiopian rival Gudaf Tsegay when the two contest for the nearly Ksh8 million at stake at the women’s-only Athlos event in New York on Thursday.
“I pick inspiration from many characters back at home. I started competing when I was about fifteen years old and I am still going strong,” said Kipyegon in her victory speech.
Olympic silver medalist Tsige Duguma held off Kenya's Mary Moraa to secure first place in the 800m with a time of 1:57.43 ahead of Moraa in second place who clocked 1:58.05.
Duguma took charge of the race, setting the pace and keeping tight to the inside of the track with Moraa hot on her trail.
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05:01 - 27.09.2024
Brittany Brown claims bragging rights after claiming win over Gabby Thomas in New York
Brittany Brown has finally made a statement with a dominant win in the women's 200m over Olympic champion Gabby Thomas in New York.
The Ethiopian did however prove to have more left in the tank with a burst of energy in the final meters to pull away from Moraa and the rest of the chasing pack.
200m Diamond League Champion Britany Brown pulled off an upset victory against reigning Olympic champion Gabby Thomas in the 200m event
The Olympic silver medalist had earlier taken part in the 100m race, securing second place. The warm-up and a feel of the track had given Brown an advantage as she sored to the finish line.
Brown clocked a time of 22.18 seconds ahead of Thomas who clocked in at 22.21 seconds.
In the 100m hurdle race, Diamond League champion and Olympic bronze medalist Jasmine Camacho-Quinn kept up her good form since the Olympics as she surged to victory with a time of 12.36 seconds ahead of American sprinter Alaysha Johnson in second place, clocking 12.43 seconds.
Olympic champion, Masai Russell settled for third place after a poor start to the race but mastered a great comeback in the final meters of the race to keep herself in the mix with a time of 12.44 seconds.
Africa’s fastest woman, Marie-Josee Ta Lou-Smith clinched the 100m title after an impressive 10.98 seconds run to cap off an injury plagued season for the Ivorian sprinter while Brown surged to second place with a time of 11.05 seconds to add on to her Olympics and Diamond League
Olympic champion Marileidy Paulino continued her undefeated season in the 400m with a brilliant time of 49.59 seconds to be crowned champion ahead of America’s 4x100m relay Olympic gold medalist Alexis Holmes who also put up a brilliant time of 49.99 seconds.
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