Asbel Kiprop of Kenya reacts after winning the men's 1500m event during the 15th IAAF World Championships at the National Stadium in Beijing, China August 30, 2015. REUTERS/Lucy Nicholson
BEIJING (Reuters) - Kenya's Asbel Kiprop won the world 1,500 metres title for the third time on Sunday, the 2011 and 2013 champion producing a late charge from 12th place to first in the last half-lap to take gold on Sunday.
The tall and leggy Kiprop, 26, strode majestically to the finish and clocked 3 minutes 34.40 seconds, running the final lap in 51 seconds as his rivals battled and stumbled behind him to the line.
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