1500m at the 2022 World Athletics Championships: when is the final, schedule, times, favorites and records
Learn all about one of the star events of the 2022 World Athletics Championships in Oregon, including the favorites to win, and what the records are.
The 1500m event is always one of the most popular among track fans, perhaps because of its intensity, with the last laps of the track being run at a frenetic pace; or because of the physical power shown by the athletes in a tremendously demanding event.
The reality is that it is one of the competitions that always have sports fans glued to the screen. Find out when the event is being held, what time, who the favorites are, and what record stands to be broken at the 2022 World Athletics Championships 1500m race.
What is the schedule for the 1500m event?
The men’s series began on Sunday, and the stage is now set for the 1500m final, scheduled for 7:30 p.m on Tuesday, July 19.
Who are the big favorites?
Jakob Ingebrigsten (Norway): The 20-year-old current Olympic champion had a time of 3:28:32 when he set a new Olympic record. He is the main candidate to win the gold.
Timothy Cheruiyot (Kenya): Olympic runner-up and reigning world champion after winning gold in 2019 in Doha.
Abel Kipsang (Kenya): Fourth in the Tokyo Olympics with a time of 3:29:56 and third best record holder of the year in this discipline.
Mohamed Katir (Spain): At the age of 24, his best time has been 3:28:76 to date. At the Tokyo Olympics, he won an Olympic diploma in the 5000m but not in the 1500m.
What are the current records in 1500m?
The best men’s record in the 1500m has been held by Moroccan Hicham El Guerrouj since the 1998 World Cup in Rome, when he stopped the clock at 3:26:00. A very difficult record to beat that has been in force for 24 years. Only three athletes have been able to go under 3:28 in this period.
On the women’s side, the world record is held by Ethiopian Genzebe Dibaba, with a time of 3:50.07 attained in the 2015 World Cup in Beijing.