Faith Kipyegon curled up on the track and covered herself with the Kenyan flag just to take a moment to absorb what she’d just done โ€“ that is, defend her Olympic title in the 1500m. In doing so the mother-of-one had recorded a new Olympic record of 3:53.11.

Great Britain’s Laura Muir wins her first major international outdoor medal, passing the Dutch athlete, Sifan Hassan on the final lap, crossing the finish line in a British record time of 3:54.50.

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