Cheruiyot, Kipsang and Simotwo safely through to 1,500m semi-finals in quest for gold

Tokyo, Japan - August 3, 2021. Michal Rozmys of Poland, Ismael Debjani of Belgium, Oliver Hoare of Australia, Cole Hocker of the United States, Timothy Cheruiyot of Kenya and Abdelatif Sadiki of Morocco in action during Heat 1 REUTERS

1,500m world champion Timothy Cheruiyot led two other Kenyans Abel Kipsang and Charles Simotwo to the semi-finals after the heats at the Olympics Stadium in Tokyo on Tuesday.

Cheruiyot ran in the morning under some slight showers but later said the rain was a blessing as it helped to cool off the high temperatures at the stadium.