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Kenyan stars gear up for epic battle in Oregon

Timothy Cheruiyot competes in men’s 1,500m final at the 2020 Olympics. [AP]

A dogfight awaits as top guns battle for 1,500m honours when the 18th World Athletics Championships start in Eugene, Oregon in USA on Friday, next week.

And the clash between Ethiopia’s two-time world indoor champion Samuel Tefera, Olympic bronze medallist Josh Kerr of UK and Norway's Olympic champion Jakob Ingebrigtsen will no doubt set tongues wagging.

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