This archive report was first published on 7 September 2019.
On Friday, Timothy Cheruiyot produced a convincing run at the AG Memorial Van Damme in Brussels to secure his third successive Diamond League trophy over 1500m.
Published on September 7, 2019, Cheruiyot's performance was marked by a strong pace, with the pacemakers bringing the field through 800m in 1:51.48 and 1000m in 2:20.5.
With little more than a lap left, Cheruiyot had a six-metre lead over the chase trio comprising Jakob Ingebrigtsen, Filip Ingebrigtsen, and Ronald Musagala. Jakob overtook his older brother to move into second place with 200 metres to go, but Cheruiyot's lead was too far ahead.
Cheruiyot won in 3:30.22, the fastest time at the King Baudouin Stadium since 2003. Jakob took second place in 3:31.62, with Filip finishing third in 3:33.33 and Musagala fourth in 3:33.90.
Kenyan athletes have won every men's steeplechase title since the start of the IAAF Diamond League in 2010, but that streak came to an end tonight as Ethiopia's Getnet Wale timed his finish to perfection.
Meanwhile, Sifan Hassan clinched her second Diamond League crown of 2019 by winning the 5000m, sprinting away from a field that included world champion Hellen Obiri, Kenyan 10,000m champion Agnes Tirop, German record-holder Konstanze Klosterhalfen, and Ethiopian 10,000m champion Letesenbet Gidey.
The women's 800m was a more straightforward affair, with USA's Ajee Wilson leading throughout to win her first Diamond League title in 2:00.24.
