{"id":27786,"date":"2016-08-17T03:00:18","date_gmt":"2016-08-17T03:00:18","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/new.igihe.com\/rio-olympics-2016-kenya-s-kipyegon-wins-1500m\/"},"modified":"2016-08-17T02:59:49","modified_gmt":"2016-08-17T02:59:49","slug":"rio-olympics-2016-kenya-s-kipyegon-wins-1500m","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/new.igihe.com\/english\/rio-olympics-2016-kenya-s-kipyegon-wins-1500m\/","title":{"rendered":"Rio Olympics 2016: Kenya’s Kipyegon wins 1500m gold as Laura Muir fades to seventh"},"content":{"rendered":"

{Kenya’s Faith Kipyegon won Olympic gold in the women’s 1500m final at Rio 2016, as Great Britain’s Laura Muir faded from third place to finish seventh.}<\/p>\n

British record holder Muir, 23, looked to be in medal contention at the start of the final lap but dropped off the pace with about 200 metres remaining.<\/p>\n

Kipyegon’s time of four minutes 08.92 seconds meant she finished ahead of Ethiopia’s Genzebe Dibaba (4:10.27) and American Jennifer Simpson (4:10.53).<\/p>\n

“I went for the win,” said Muir. “It’s not every day you find yourself in an Olympic final. I was in great shape but the last 150 metres was not quite in me.<\/p>\n

“I gave everything and I’m proud of how I ran.”<\/p>\n

The early stages proved to be a highly tactical affair, with many of the favourites sitting back, and Muir led after two laps.<\/p>\n

“I expected it to be a slow start and then for Kipyegon and Dibaba to come round,” added Muir. “I expected to have to react. I followed them round but I couldn’t hold on.”<\/p>\n

{{Analysis}}<\/p>\n

Paula Radcliffe, women’s marathon world record holder:<\/p>\n

“These races can be difficult to navigate. Sometimes you can react sometimes you can’t.<\/p>\n

“Laura Muir just didn’t quite have what she thought she had in that final lap.”<\/p>\n

“Poor Laura Muir. She went with it but Kipyegon and Dibaba are so good. They make you go so hard.<\/p>\n

“Muir’s chance of a medal went with those two. She went for gold but gave up her chance of hanging around and picking up a medal.<\/p>\n

“Sometimes if you go for gold you come away with nothing at all.”<\/p>\n

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