Faith Kipyegon stormed to a historic fourth world 1500m title as the Kenyan great extended her streak of dominance with a fifth consecutive global gold in the event.
The 31-year-old matched retired men's world record holder Hicham El Guerrouj as the only other athlete in history to amass four 1500m titles at the championships.
After securing her third consecutive Olympic triumph last year, this was also a third straight world gold for Kipyegon, who controlled the final from the start before bursting clear of her rivals on the final lap.
Not only is the world record holder unbeaten in the past five global finals, but she has not suffered defeat over the distance for more than four years, excluding heats.
Australia's Olympic silver medallist Jessica Hull faded to bronze after attempting to follow as Kipyegon wound up the pace, with Dorcus Ewoi securing a Kenyan one-two.
The unstoppable Kipyegon crossed the line in three minutes 52.15 seconds, the chasm separating her from her competitors evident by the near three-second wait for Ewoi to follow.
With outstretched arms and a relaxed smile, Kipyegon celebrated the eighth global gold of her career, tying with Jamaican sprint star Shelly-Ann Fraser-Pryce for most world titles in the same event among female athletes.
Kipyegon will now target a second consecutive world double in the 5,000m, having been the first woman to achieve that world 1500m-5,000m double two years ago.
She has swept seven of the past eight global titles, showing no signs of slowing down as she aims to inspire young women around the world.
As she gears up for the 5,000m heats and final, Kipyegon's future in athletics continues to look bright and promising.
