Timothy Cheruiyot and Reynold Cheruiyot Keep Alive Kenya’s Hopes of First 1,500m Gold in Six Years

Kenyan duo Timothy Cheruiyot and Reynold Cheruiyot made it to the final of the 1,500 at the 2025 World Championships to keep alive hopes of winning a first gold since 2019.

Timothy Cheruiyot, the last man to win the 1,500m gold for Kenya at the global championships, made it to the final after finishing fourth in Heat 1 of the semi-final in Tokyo on Monday.

Dutchman Niels Laros won the heat in a time of 3:35.50 ahead of defending champion Josh Kerr of Great Britain, who managed 3:35.53, while another Briton Jake Wightman clocked 3:35.56 for third place.

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Timothy Cheruiyot was fourth in 3:35.61 to seal his pace ahead of Irishman Andrew Coscoran, who was fifth in 3:56.65, as Swede Samuel Pihlstrom completed the lineup from Heat 1 in a time of 3:35.71.

Meanwhile, Reynold Cheruiyot made a great statement as he qualified as the winner of Heat 2 in a time of 3:36.64 ahead of Olympics champion Cole Hocker of the United States, who clocked 3:36.67 for second place, while Adrian Ben of Spain completed the podium in 3:36.78.

Portuguese Isaac Nader (3:36.86) and Kenyan-born American Jonah Koech, who clocked 3:36.86, completed the final lineup in Heat 2. However, Hocker would later be disqualified from the final for jostling on the final stretch.