Listen to commentary by Former Olympian Steve Cram.

The cheering fans at le Stade Louis II got presented with the High-Energy Excitement of the Men’s 1500m. The Temperature was 28°C (82°F). The stadium is located at Sea Level.

The event featured 15 athletes, including 2 Pace Makers, 13 of them Tokyo-Bound, 6 of them Ranked in the TOP SEVEN. SOME OF THEIR STATISTICS, and their World Rankings by World Athletics on July 9, 2021, are included below:

Azeddine Habz (FRA): Tokyo-Bound Olympian 1500m. 2020 National Indoor Champion 3000m. His PB=SB=3:34.68, he was Ranked #56.

Adam Ali Musab (QAT): Tokyo-Bound Olympian 1500m. 2014 Asian U20 Champion 5000m and 3000m SC; 2019 Asian Championships 1500m Bronze Medalist. His PB=SB=3:34.68, Ranked #26.

Baptiste Mischler (FRA): Tokyo-Bound Olympian 1500m. 2015 European U20 Championships 1500m Silver Medalist. 2021 National Champion 1500m.

Melese Nberet (ETH): Tokyo-Bound Olympian 800m. He has no Ranking by World Athletics in the Men’s 1500m. His PB=SB=3:33.55.

Jye Edwards (Australia): Tokyo-Bound Olympian 1500m. 2021 National Champion 1500m. His PB=SB=3:33.99. Ranked #23.

Mohamed Katir (Spain): Tokyo-Bound Olympian 5000m. 2019 National Indoor Champion 3000m. His PB=SB=3:33.62, Ranked #44.

Marcin Lewandowski (Poland): Tokyo-Bound Olympian 1500m. 2007 European U23 Champion 800m; 2011 World Military Games Champion 800m; 2017, 2019 European Team Champion 1500m; 2015 European Indoor Champion 800m; 2017 and 2019 European Indoor Champion 1500m; 2010 European Champion 800m. National Indoor Record Holder 1 mile: 3:56.41 (2019). National Indoor Record Holder 1500m: 3:35.71 (2021). National Indoor Record Holder 1000m: 2:17.67 (2014). Area Record Holder Distance Medley Relay: 9:24.07 (2015). National Record Holder 2000m: 4:57.09 (2020). National Record Holder One Mile: 3:49.11 (2021). National Record Holder 1500m: 3:30.42 (2021). National Record Holder 1000m: 2:14.30 (2016). His PB=3:31.46, SB=3:35.57, Ranked #3.

Samuel Tefera (Ethiopia): Tokyo-Bound Olympian 1500m. 2018 National Champion 1500m; 2018 World Indoor Champion 1500m. World, Area, National Indoor Record Holder 1500m: 3:31.04. His PB=3:31.39, SB=3:32.52, Ranked #8.

Filip Ingebrigtsen (Norway): Tokyo-Bound Olympian 1500m. 2013 National Champion 1500m; 2016 and 2019 National Champion 800m; 2019 European Team Champion 1st League 5000m; 2016 European Champion 1500m. National Indoor Record Holder One Mile: 3:56.99 (2020). National Record Holder 1000m: 2:16.46 (2020). His PB=3:30.01. Ranked #5.

Stewart McSweyn (Australia): Tokyo-Bound Olympian 1500m. 2020 National Champion 5000m; 2017 National Champion 10000m. National and Area Record Holder 3000m: 7:28.02 (2020). National and Area Record Holder One Mile: 3:48.37 (2021). His PB=3:30.51, SB=3:31.57, Ranked #7.

Jakob Ingebrigtsen (Norway): Tokyo-Bound Olympian 1500m. 2017 European U20 Champion 5000m and 3000m SC; 2019 European Indoor Champion 3000m; 2021 European Indoor Champion 1500m and 3000m; 2018 European Champion 1500m and 5000m; 2019 European Team Champion 1st League 1500m; 2018 National Indoor Champion in the 1500m and 3000m; 2017 National Champion in the 5000m, 3000m SC; 2017, 2018, 2019, 2020 National Champion 1500m; 2020 National Champion 800m. National and Area Indoor Record Holder 1500m: 3:31.80. Area U20 Record Holder 10km: 27:54. National U20 Record Holder 3000m SC: 8:26.81. National and Area Record Holder 5000m: 12:48.45 (2021). National Record Holder 3000m: 7:27.05 (2020). National and Area Record Holder 2000m: 4:50.01 (2020). His PB=3:28.68, SB=3:36.27, Ranked #2.

Charles Cheboi Simotwo (Kenya): Tokyo-Bound Olympian 1500m. 2019 All African Games 1500m Bronze Medalist. His PB=3:32.59, SB=3:33.02, Ranked #18.

Timothy Cheruiyot (Kenya): Tokyo-Bound Olympian 1500m. 2017, 2018 National Champion 1500m; 2019 National Champion 800m; 2019 World Champion 1500m. His PB=3:28.41, SB=3:30.48, Ranked #1.

How it Unfolded:

The Pace Makers stepped out with 800m to go. Cheruiyot took the lead. At the bell, all the men expected to be protagonists were near the front, with 200m to go Cheruiyot accelerated keeping a high pace, Ingebrigtsen, McSweyn, and Katir could not respond and had to concede to the World Champ Cheruiyot. Amazing Race!

The Results:
1. Timothy Cheriuyot (Kenya): 3:28.28 WL PB
2. Mohamed Katir (Spain): 3:28.76 NR PB
3. Jakob Ingebrigtsen (Norway): 3:29.25 SB
4. Stewart McSweyn (Australia): 3:29.51 AR PB
5. Charles Cheboi Simotwo (Kenya): 3:30.30 PB
6. Marcin Lewandowski (Poland): 3:30.42 NR PB
7. Samuel Tefera (Ethiopia): 3:30.71 PB
8. Azeddine Habz (France): 3:31.74 PB
9. Melese Nberet (Ethiopia): 3:31.82 PB
10. Filip Ingebrigtsen (Norway): 3:32.23 SB
11. Baptiste Mischler (France): 3:32.42 PB
12. Jye Edwards (Australia): 3:33.23 PB
13. Adam Ali Musab (Qatar): 3:35.57
Timothy Sein (Kenya): DNF (PM)
Erik Sowinski (USA): DNF (PM)

By: Carlos G. Monzon-Guzman