Olympics: Faith leads Chebet and Jebitok into 1,500m women semi-finals

Kenya's Faith Chepngetich Kipyegon celebrates after winning the gold medal in the women's 1500-meter final during the World Athletics Championships in London Monday, Aug. 7, 2017. (AP)

All the three Kenyan runners in the women 1,500m qualified for the semi-finals after the heats at the Olympics Stadium on Monday.

Olympic champion Faith Chepngetich led compatriots Winny Chebet and Ednah Jebitok through to the semi-finals set for Wednesday night at 7 pm (1 pm Kenyan time).