Kenyan middle-distance superstar Faith Kipyegon will chase two golds at next month's Paris Olympics after she added qualification for her 1500m speciality at trials in Nairobi on Saturday. Only Kipyegon and Russia's Tatiana Kazankina have successfully defended a women's Olympic 1500m title.Â
American Sydney McLaughlin-Levrone will focus on her 400m hurdles Olympic title defense at the US trials starting next week, opting out of other disciplines according to start lists updated on Thursday.The 24-year-old has withdrawn her name from the 200m and 400m start lists for the qualifying meeting starting on June 21 in Eugene, Oregon.
Hodgkinson was pushed to the line by the fast-finishing Gajanova, who took silver in 58.79.