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Kenyan team longing to win 1500m crowns

Timothy Cheruiyot, of Kenya, competes in the final of the men's 1,500-meters at the 2020 Summer Olympics, Saturday, Aug. 7, 2021, in Tokyo. AP Photo

World champions Timothy Cheruiyot and Faith Chepng’etich Kipyegon will lead the hunt for 1,500m jewels at the World Championships in Oregon, USA, starting tomorrow.

Kipyegon, 27, looks ready to recapture her world 1,500m title from Dutch’s Sifan Hassan she won at the 2019 World Championships in Doha, Qatar.

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