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Religion Kipiegen On the Paris Olympics, she broke her personal Olympic file, successful her third consecutive gold medal within the girls’s 1,500 meters, as soon as once more etching her title into the historical past books.
Already thought-about the best 1,500m runner of all time, Religion’s astonishing time of three minutes, 51.29 seconds made her the primary girl to win three Olympic gold medals in the identical monitor and area occasion.
The 30-year-old Kenyan middle-distance runner, who gained gold on the 2016 Rio Olympics and the 2020 Tokyo Olympics, demonstrated her unmatched tactical capability on the Stade de France. Wanting to present her rivals a head begin, Religion strategically positioned herself earlier than launching the decisive dash within the remaining 200 meters, leaving Australia Jessica Hull and British Georgia bell Compete for silver and bronze medals.
She additionally gained the 1,500m gold medal on the 2017, 2022 and 2023 World Athletics Championships, and the 5,000m gold medal on the 2023 World Athletics Championships.
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