This archive report was first published on 5 October 2019.
At the 2019 IAAF Athletics World Championships in Doha, Faith Chepngetich secured her spot in the women's 1500m final with a fourth automatic qualification finish in the semi-finals on Thursday.
Joining Chepngetich in the final will be Continental Cup champion Winny Chebet, who easily qualified with a time of 4:01.14 in fifth place.
"I feel good about running this 1500m. I responded well on the track coming to the World Championships. I knew the competition would be tough. It was good to be in this heat with Sifan Hassan so I could see how strong she is. My opponents are in good shape, they did a lot of Diamond League meetings. But I am not intimidated," said Chepngetich.
World and Olympic 1500m champion Sifan Hassan topped the first semi-final with a time of 4:14.69, while US champion Shelby Houlihan finished second in 4:14.91. Morocco's Rababe Arafi and defending champion Faith Chepngetich rounded out the top four in 4:14.94 and 4:14.94, respectively.
Former champion Jenny Simpson took the top spot in the second semi-final with a swift 4:00.99, followed closely by Gabriela Debues-Stafford and European champion Laura Muir.
