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Kipsang and Ingebrigtsen last clashed at the World Championships in Budapest, Hungary in the men’s 1500m.
Abel Kipsang will once again face off against two-time World 5000m champion Jakob Ingebrigtsen at the Diamond League Meeting in Brussels, Belgium on Friday, September 8.
Kipsang and Ingebrigtsen last clashed at the World Championships in Budapest, Hungary in the men’s 1500m final where the Norwegian finished second as Kipsang settled for fourth.
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10:41 - 07.09.2023
ATHLETICS Elaine Thompson to go head-to-head with Great Britain's sprinting ace in Brussels Diamond League
Thompson opened her Diamond League campaign in Zurich where she finished third behind Sha’Carri Richardson and compatriot Natasha Morrison.
The Olympic 1500m champion and the Kenyan will be competing in the 2000m and Ingebrigtsen has a lot of ambitions set as he looks forward to competing in Belgium.
As the Norwegian seeks victory, a world record is also on his mind in the rarely-run distance. He has made his intentions of attacking the record of 4:44.79 set in 1999 by Morocco’s Hicham El Guerrouj.
As for Kipsang, he will be keen on curing the World Championships heartbreak of missing out on the podium by a whisker. He has so far had a mixed season and will be hoping to bounce back strongly before the season ends.
Kipsang will enjoy the company of compatriots Reynold Cheruiyot, the reigning World Under-20 1500m champion, Boaz Kiprugut, and Cornelius Tuwei.
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11:30 - 07.09.2023
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Kenyan internationals Cynthia Shilwatso and Essie Akinda played in UEFA Women's Champions League matches, with mixed results, before their WAFCON clash.
Cheruiyot was also a finalist at the World Championships, just at 19, and he will be keen to also impress in Belgium.
The field has also attracted Ingebrigtsen’s compatriot Narve Gilje Nordas, who finished just 0.03 behind him to take the 1500m bronze in Budapest.
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09:00 - 07.09.2023
ATHLETICS: Ferdinand Omanyala beaten by Jamaica's next big thing in athletics
Omanyala's quest for redemption on track ends in heartbreak once more at Palio Citta' della Quercia Rovereto meet.
Netherlands’ fast-rising 18-year-old Niels Laros, 10th in the world 1500m final in a national record of 3:31.25 will also be in the mix for top contention.
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