Abel Kipsang

Abel Kipsang Bele (born 22 November 1996)[1] is a Kenyan middle-distance runner who specializes in the 1500 metres.

Abel Kipsang gained his first experience at international championships at the 2019 African Games in Rabat, where he finished fourth over the 800 metres in a time of 1:45.43 minutes.

[3] At the Tokyo Games on 5 August, Kipsang set a new Olympic record in the semifinals of the 1500 m with a time of 3:31.65, further improving his personal best.

[4] This record was later broken by Jakob Ingebrigtsen who ran 3:28.32 in the final, where Kipsang set a new personal best of 3:29.56 for fourth.

In 2022, he became World Indoor Championship bronze medallist in Belgrade, setting a personal best of 3:33.36 and finishing behind Samuel Tefera (3:32.77) and Ingebrigtsen (3:33.02).