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Laura Muir finished sixth successful the women's 1500m last arsenic Faith Kipyegon claimed her 3rd World Championships golden successful ascendant manner successful Budapest.
An affectional Muir, victor of satellite bronze past year, faded to decorativeness successful 3 minutes 58.58 seconds aft the astir challenging twelvemonth of her career.
Kenya's satellite grounds holder Kipyegon appeared successful power throughout, taking triumph successful 3:54.87.
Ethiopia's Diribe Welteji bushed Dutch jock Sifan Hassan to bronze.
Britons Katie Snowden (3:59.65) and Melissa Courtney-Bryant (4:03.31) placed eighth and 12th respectively.
Kipyegon has proven untouchable this year, mounting 3 satellite records implicit arsenic galore distances.
The two-time Olympic champion led from the front, controlling proceedings astatine a comfy gait erstwhile compared to that of her grounds clip of 3:49.11 acceptable successful June.
That each changed successful the closing stages, the 29-year-old displaying her people and superiority arsenic she effortlessly near her rivals down with an injection of pace.
Muir's medal bid faltered implicit the last 200m arsenic Welteji got closest to Kipyegon and Hassan claimed bronze pursuing her melodramatic autumn arsenic she battled for 10,000m golden connected Saturday.
More to follow.
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