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data-io-article-url="https://www.the-star.co.ke/sports/athletics/2024-11-27-cheruiyot-targets-glorious-1500m-sign-off-at-2025-world-championships-in-tokyo-1"><div><p><br></p><p><img src="https://cms.eu-central-1.linodeobjects.com/image/2024/11/783f416a-0728-4271-8b4b-4757998d51d3.jpg" style="font-size: 0.875rem;"></p><p><figure style="margin: 10px 0px;"><figcaption contenteditable="true" class="caption " style="text-align: center;">Timothy Cheruiyot in action during a training session at Moi Stadium, Kasarani/FILE</figcaption></figure><br></p><p><br></p><p>Timothy Cheruiyot, the 2020 Olympic 1500m silver medallist, hopes to sign off from his speciality when he parades at the 2025 World Championships in Tokyo, Japan.</p><p>Cheruiyot has been among the top athletes in the discipline over the past decade and hopes to upgrade to long distances-and road racing after Tokyo.</p><p>The 29-year-old’s resume includes a World Championships silver medal from London 2017 in 3:33.99 behind compatriot Elijah Manang’oi ( 3:33.61 ).</p><p>He went one better in Doha 2019 to clinch the title in 3:29.26 ahead of Algeria’s Taoufik Makhloufi ( 3:31.28 ) and Poland’s Marcin Lewandowski ( 3:31.46 ).</p><p>He won an Olympic silver medal at the Tokyo 2020 Games in 3:29.01 behind Norway’s Jakob Ingebrigtsen ( 3:28.32 ).</p><p>Cheruiyot is a five-time Diamond League title holder and has two Commonwealth Games silver medals: Gold Coast 2018 ( 3:35.17 ) and Birmingham 2022 ( 3:30.21 ).</p><p>He holds two African Championships silver medals — Durban 2016 ( 3:39.71 ) and Nigeria 2018 ( 3:35.93 ).</p><p>“My plan is to post good results at the 2025 World Championships. This will be my last 1500m after having done it for 10 years,” Cheruiyot remarked.</p><p>“I will switch to 5000m or 10000m and then the marathon,” he said, adding that he has several 10km races lined up for 2024 as he prepares for his transition.</p><p>“I have not done any road race before but I am hoping to test it next year before Tokyo. I will look for a 10km race to gauge my body,” he added.</p><p>In preparation for his sixth appearance at the World Championships, Cheruiyot hopes to formulate a game plan alongside his coach, Bernard Ouma.</p><p>“I need to sit down with my coach and plan well on the races I will participate in in preparations for the World Championships,” he said.</p><p>Cheruiyot made his global debut at the Beijing 2015 World Championships, finishing seventh in 3:36.05. He claimed silver in 2017 and gold in 2019 before enduring mixed fortunes in recent years.</p><p>At Eugene 2022, he placed sixth in 3:30.69. It got bad in Budapest 2023 after sustaining an injury that ruled him out for nine months.</p><p>However, he made significant strides upon recovery, even “surprising” himself with a ticket to the 2024 Paris Olympics.</p><p>“This season was good for me. Despite tearing both my tendons last year, I am happy I came back strong,” he said. “I started my training later than anyone. Making it to the Olympics surprised me, I did not run with confidence at the trials,” Cheruiyot added.</p><p>In Paris, Cheruiyot clocked 3:31.35 to finish 11th in a race won by Cole Hocker ( 3:27.65 ). 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