5. Genzebe Dibaba
World 1500m Record holder, Genzebe Dibaba hasn’t had the best of outings this year, as she has failed to churn out impressive and record breaking performances like she did in the past two seasons.
The Ethiopian record holder has had a lot to contend with this year, ranging from injuries to not finishing her first 5000m race in 2016, and her coach being embroiled in a doping controversy.
But this doesn’t mean she’ll be looked over when the competition gets underway, not after clawing her way back to Top. 5 on the world list, running a Season’s Best (SB) of 3:59.83 in Barcelona back in July.
Her new SB proves that she might just be near her peak, which may be a warning signal to her competitors, especially Kenya’s Faith Kipyegon who has been unbeaten this year and has an SB of 3:56.41.
When the women’s 1500m final kicks off, whoever crosses the finish line first, will have to do so in a very fast time in order to win her first Olympic GOLD.
