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Peerless Kipyegon and Winny Chebet through to women's 1,500m semis

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Jul 15, 2022; Eugene, Oregon, USA; Faith Kipyegon (KEN) and Nozomi Tanaka (JPN) compete in the second heat of the women’s 1500 meter run during the World Athletics Championships Oregon 22 at Hayward Field. Credit: USA TODAY Sports/ Reuters

Kenya’s Faith Kipyegon, winner of the last two Olympic 1,500m titles, looked in great shape to bid for her first world title as she cruised through the first round of qualifying on Friday.

Kipyegon, who picked up a world silver in Doha in 2019 a year after having a baby, came to Eugene on the back of posting the year's fastest time on the same Hayward Field track.

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