Kenyan actress Lupita Nyong’o joyfully celebrated Faith Kipyegon’s triumph in the women’s 1500m race at the Athlos NYC meet on Friday, 26 September. The event, held at New York City’s Icahn Stadium, was a significant occasion where Kipyegon ended her 2024 season with a win, cheered on by a loud and packed audience.

NEW YORK – Kenya’s Olympic champion Faith Kipyegon took a victory lap with an easy win in the 1,500 metres at the inaugural women-only Athlos NYC meet on Sept 26, while Brittany Brown stunned Paris 200m gold medallist Gabby Thomas.

Faith Kipyegon has won the women's 1500m at Athlos NYC. The Kenyan, who won gold at the Paris Olympics, outsprinted Ethiopia's Diribe Welteji and Gudaf Tsegay.

Faith Kipyegon rounded off her season in style with victory over 1500m at the inaugural ATHLOS NYC event in New York (September 26). The 30-year-old won a tactical affair in 4:04.79 at the Icahn Stadium and went a third consecutive year unbeaten in the 1500m.

Kenya's Olympic champion Faith Kipyegon took a victory lap with an easy win in the 1,500 metres at the inaugural women-only Athlos NYC meet

Kenya’s Olympic champion Faith Kipyegon took a victory lap with an easy win in the 1,500 metres at the Athlos NYC meet on Thursday, while Brittany Brown stunned Paris 2024 200m gold medallist Gabby Thomas.