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.
The legendary <a href="https://twitter.com/Kipyegon_Faith?ref_src=twsrc%5Etfw">@Kipyegon_Faith</a> claims her spot as the the ATHLOS 1500m champion!
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