TOKYO (AP) — Faith Kipyegon pulled away from the pack for a win everyone expected and her fourth world championship at 1,500 meters Tuesday.

Kipyegon finished in 3 minutes, 52.15 seconds, nearly three seconds ahead of her Kenyan teammate Dorcus Ewoi but about three seconds behind the world record she set this year.

Kipyegon joins Hicham El Guerrouj as the only runners to win four world titles in the metric mile.

It puts an exclamation point on a season that began with her coming up short in a much-hyped quest to become the first woman to break the four-minute mile, but includes a new world record and, now, this title, which follows three world championships and the last three Olympic crowns.

She'll be back on the track this week in the 5,000, which should be a fairer fight that's expec

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