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3-time Olympic champ Faith Kipyegon shines at inaugural women's-only track meet in NYC

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

Launched by entrepreneur Alexis Ohanian, Athlos aims to build off of the star power of women's track, and fans piled into New York's Icahn Stadium for a party atmosphere at the end of a busy athletics season.

The winners of each event pocketed $60,000 US — twice the prize money offered at the Diamond League finale — and first-place finishers each received a custom Tiffany crown.

World-record holder Kipyegon, who claimed a third successive Olympic title in Paris last month, underlined her status as queen of the 'metric mile' after crossing the line in four minutes 4.79 seconds to claim victory in New York.

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The Indian hockey team has been on a slow but steady rise since winning the bronze medal at the Tokyo 2020 Games. At the 2024 Paris Olympics too, India played brilliantly till the semi-finals but faltered in the last four stage. However, India rose to the challenge in the bronze medal match to beat Spain 2-1. In the recently concluded Asian Champions Trophy, they won the gold medal, beating China in the final. If the Indian hockey team continues in the same vein, a gold medal at the Olympics may be a reality too at the Los Angeles 2028 Olympics. 
The Indian hockey team has been on a slow but steady rise since winning the bronze medal at the Tokyo 2020 Games. At the 2024 Paris Olympics too, India played brilliantly till the semi-finals but faltered in the last four stage. However, India rose to the challenge in the bronze medal match to beat Spain 2-1. In the recently concluded Asian Champions Trophy, they won the gold medal, beating China in the final. If the Indian hockey team continues in the same vein, a gold medal at the Olympics may be a reality too at the Los Angeles 2028 Olympics. 

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