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Kenyan trio hunt for 1500m title: Cheruiyot, Simotwo and Kipsang battle for slots in semi-finals today

By Stephen Rutto | 4yrs ago

World 1500m champion Timothy Cheruiyot (right) competing in a pack of 1500m race during the national trials for the 2020 Tokyo Olympic Games at The Moi International Sports Stadium, Kasarani, June 19, 2021. [Jonah Onyango, Standard]

Kenya last won an Olympic 1500m gold in 2008 in Beijing when Asbel Kiprop was awarded the medal after Bahrain’s Rashid Ramzi was disqualified over doping.

And 3:05am today, the Kenyan trio of World 1500m champion Timothy Cheruiyot, Charles Simotwo and Abel Kipsang will be tackling the tough assignment of booking tickets to the semi-finals slated for Thursday.

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