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The men's 1500 m has been present on the Olympic athletics programme since 1896. The women's event was not introduced until over seventy years later, but it has been a permanent fixture since it was first held in 1972. The Olympics final and the World Athletics Championships final are the most prestigious 1500 m races at an elite level. The ...
The women's 1500 metres event at the 2020 Summer Olympics took place from 2 to 6 August 2021 at the Japan National Stadium. [ 1 ] 45 athletes from 25 nations competed. [ 2 ] Kenya's Faith Kipyegon successfully defended her Olympic title, to become one of only two women, along with Tatyana Kazankina , to win two Olympic 1500 metres titles.
The women's 1500 metres event qualification period was between 1 July 2023 and 30 June 2024. [ 9 ] 45 athletes can qualify for the event, with a maximum of three athletes per nation, by running the entry standard of 4:02.50 seconds or faster or by their World Athletics Ranking for this event.
The post Video: Insane Finish To Women’s 1500M Olympic Heat Race appeared first on The Spun. Sifan Hassan, a long distance runner from the Netherlands, was tripped and fell in the final lap of ...
Elle St. Pierre positioned herself well from the opening meters. And the Vermont native was in medal contention on the bell lap in the women's 1,500-meter final at the Paris Olympic Games. But the ...
Katie Ledecky celebrates after winning the women's 1,500-meter final during the Paris Olympics Wednesday in Nanterre, France. ... who has never lost a world championship or Olympic final at 800 or ...
The women's 1500 metres competition was an event at the 2012 Summer Olympics in London, United Kingdom. The competition was held at the Olympic Stadium from 6 to 10 August. [ 2 ] In 2016, the British daily newspaper The Independent called the race the dirtiest in history, [ 3 ] with the BBC echoing this view. [ 4 ]
Genzebe Dibaba, the world record holder and the 2015 World Champion had an injury affected outdoor season, though she was still the fourth fastest entrant. Faith Kipyegon, the 2015 World runner-up, was the form athlete before the Olympics, being unbeaten and owning the two fastest times for the season – a Kenyan record of 3:56.41 minutes.