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was held at the London

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on and 7 August.

Summary

In the final

Laura Muir Laura Muir (born 9 May 1993) is a Scottish middle- and long-distance runner. She is the 2020 Tokyo Olympic silver medallist in the 1500 metres, having previously finished seventh in the event at the 2016 Rio Olympics. Muir won the bronze med ...

(Great Britain) made her way to the front to set the early pace, marked closely by the Olympic champion

Faith Kipyegon Faith Chepngetich Kipyegon (born 10 January 1994) is a Kenyan middle-distance runner specializing in the 1500 metres. A 2016 Rio Olympic and 2020 Tokyo Olympic champion with the Games record at the latter, she is the second woman in history t ...

(Kenya). After a 2:17 first 800 metres, Kipyegon took the lead. After running at the back of the pack, marking world record holder

Genzebe Dibaba Genzebe Dibaba Keneni (Oromo language, Oromo: ''Ganzabee Dibaabaa Qananii''; Amharic: ገንዘቤ ዲባባ ቀነኒ; born 8 February 1991) is an Ethiopian Middle-distance running, middle- and Long-distance running, long-distance runner. A 150 ...

(Ethiopia),

Sifan Hassan Sifan Hassan ( om, Siifan Hassan; born 1 January 1993) is an Ethiopian-born Dutch middle- and long-distance runner. She completed an unprecedented triple at the 2020 Tokyo Olympics winning gold medals in both the 5000 metres and 10,000 metres, ...

(Netherlands) ran around the field into the lead. who lead until the final straight, when Kipyegon regained the lead. Hassan held the lead into the final lap, with Kipyegon on her shoulder. Hassan would not let Kipyegon by, keeping her on the outside. Muir tried to stay on the back of the leaders, with Dibaba temporarily joining.

Jennifer Simpson Jennifer Simpson (née Barringer; born August 23, 1986) is an American middle distance runner and steeplechaser. She represented the United States at the 2008 Beijing Olympics, 2012 London Olympics and 2016 Rio Olympics. She is a former American ...

and 800 metre star

Caster Semenya Mokgadi Caster Semenya OIB (born 7 January 1991) is a South African middle-distance runner and winner of two Olympic gold medals and three World Championships in the women's 800 metres. She first won gold at the World Championships in 2009 ...

rushed to keep up, while Dibaba disappeared from contention. Sprinting the entire last lap, Hassan held the lead until the final straightaway when Kipyegon was able to edge ahead. Hassan began to struggle as Muir tried to chase Kipyegon on the outside. Simpson was sprinting down the inside rail while Semenya was behind her but free from traffic on the far outside. Simpson had nowhere to go until Hassan drifted to the outside of the first lane, opening a small gap which Simpson squeezed through. Now with clear running room, Simpson ran past Muir just a few meters before the line to get silver, just behind Kipyegon. On the outside, a step behind Simpson's rush, Semenya dived at the line to nip Muir for the bronze.

Records

Before the competition records were as follows: No records were set at the competition.

Qualification standard

The standard to qualify automatically for entry was 4:07.50.

Schedule

The event schedule, in local time (UTC+1), was as follows:

Results

Heats

The first round took place on 4 August in three heats as follows: The first six in each heat ( Q ) and the next six fastest ( q ) qualified for the semifinals. The overall results were as follows:

Semifinals

The semifinals took place on 5 August in two heats as follows: The first five in each heat ( Q ) and the next two fastest ( q ) qualified for the final. The overall results were as follows:

Final

The final took place on 7 August at 21:53. The results were as follows
photo finish
:

References

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