English: Asbel Kiprop at the FBK Games 2009 in Hengelo (Photo credit: Wikipedia)
Asbel Kiprop defended his 1 500 metre title in a time of 3:36.28 at the World Athletics Championships in Moscow on Sunday.
American Matthew Centrowitz (3:36.78) took silver and South African Johan Cronje (3.36:83) bronze.
The long-striding Kiprop’s devastating finishing kick quickly took him clear when he loomed up on team mate Nixon Kiplomo Chepseba’s shoulder around 80 metres from home and he coasted over the line in 3:36.28.
Kiprop, Olympic champion in 2008, finished last in London when he was nursing a hamstring injury but has been in hot form this season, including a scintillating run in Monaco last month when he became the fourth fastest of all-time at the distance. – Reuters
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