Faith Kipyegon runs quickest mile on US soil to win second Athlos title
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Winners walked away with Ksh7.8 million with Ksh3.25 million and Ksh1.3 million set for second and third place. An offering of a world-record bonus of Approx Ksh 32.5 million was on offer
Queen of the track Faith Kipyegon ran a spectacular race to win her second Athlos NYC title in a time of 4:17.78, the fastest Mile ever run by a woman on US soil.
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The meet came three weeks after the World Athletics Championships concluded in Tokyo, and the multiple world champion returned to the Big Apple in stunning form, having produced one of the most dominant seasons of her career.
Kipyegon timed her race well, patiently waiting as rival Gudaf Tsegay led the field after going out quick. The 1500m world record holder struck at the 1100m mark, putting daylight between her and the pursuing quartet for a dominant victory.
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The victory takes her winning tally over Tsegay to 19-0, as the Ethiopian clocked 4:19.75 for second place, with American champion Nikki Hiltz timing 4:32.51 for third.
Freweyni Hailu (4:33.20) and Kenya's national indoor mile record holder Susan Ejore-Sanders (4:33.31) completed the field in fourth and fifth place respectively.
The competition featured six races, with American sprints sensation Brittany Brown storming to a double with a Season's Best (SB) of 10.99 seconds in the women's 100m to finish ahead of Jacious Sears (11.01), and Kayla White (11.22).
In the 200m, Brown torched the field for a meeting record and a new Personal Best (PB) of 21.89 seconds for her third Athlos crown.
She finished ahead of Anavia Battle who timed 22.21 seconds, while Marie Josée Ta Lou-Smith was third in 22.65 seconds.
The women’s 400m crown went to Olympic champion Marileidy Paulino in 50.07, with Paris silver medalist Salwa Eid Naser finishing second in 50.94. Norway’s Henriette Jaeger was third in 51.24.
Another Olympic champion, Keely Hodgkinson, in only her fourth race of the season, won the 800m in 1:56.53 ahead of teammate and Worlds silver medalist Georgia Hunter Bell (1:58.33) and Shafiqua Maloney (1:58.57).
FULL RESULTS
WOMEN’S 100M FINAL
1 | Brittany Brown | USA | 10.99
2 | Jacious Sears | USA | 11.01
3 | Kayla White | USA | 11.22
4 | Marie-Josee Ta Lou | Côte d’Ivoire | 11.23
5 | Jonielle Smith | Jamaica | 11.24
6 | Zoe Hobbs | New Zealand | 11.30
WOMEN’S 200M FINAL
1 | Brittany Brown | USA | 21.89 MR PB
2 | Anavia Battle | USA | 22.21
3 | Marie-Josee Ta Lou | Côte d’Ivoire | 22.65
4 | McKenzie Long | USA | 22.74
5 | Jessika Gbai | Côte d’Ivoire | 22.92
6 | Amy Hunt | Great Britain | 22.94
WOMEN’S 400M FINAL
1 | Marileidy Paulino | Dominican Rep. | 50.07
2 | Salwa Eid Naser | Bahrain | 50.94
3 | Henriette Jaeger | Norway | 51.24
4 | Alexis Holmes | USA | 51.74
5 | Lynna Irby-Jackson | USA | 51.93
6 | Amber Anning | Great Britain | 52.86
WOMEN’S 800M FINAL
1 | Keely Hodgkinson | Great Britain | 1:56.53 MR
2 | Georgia Hunter Bell | Great Britain | 1:58.33
3 | Shafiqua Maloney | Saint Vincent | 1:58.57
4 | Natoya Goule-Toppin | Jamaica | 1:59.01
5 | Halimah Nakaayi | Uganda | 2:01.32
6 | Emily Richards | USA | 2:07.12
WOMEN’S MILE FINAL
1 | Faith Kipyegon | Kenya | 4:17.78
2 | Gudaf Tsegay | Ethiopia | 4:19.75
3 | Nikki Hiltz | USA | 4:32.51
4 | Freweyni Hailu | Ethiopia | 4:33.20
5 | Susan Ejore-Sanders | Kenya | 4:33.31
