- Timothy Cheruiyot is the reigning 1500m World Champion.
- Timothy Cheruiyot has +125 odds to win the 1500m gold medal at Tokyo 2020.
TOKYO—The Track and Field events at the 2020 Summer Olympics have been nothing short of incredible and the Men’s 1500m race is expected to be more of the same. One athlete in the race that everyone should be keeping an eye on for this event is Timothy Cheruiyot of Kenya.
Online sportsbooks have Timothy Cheruiyot as the current favorite to win the race and he has a career resume to back up these odds.
Men’s 1500m – Odds To Win
- Timothy Cheruiyot (KEN) +125
- Jakob Ingrebrigtsen (NOR) +150
- Abel Kipsang (KEN) +450
- Jake Wightman (GBR) +1800
- Cole Hocker (USA) +2500
- Josh Kerr (GBR) +2500
- Stewart McSweyn (AUS) +3300
- Adel Mechaal (ESP) +10000
- Ollie Hoare (AUS) +12500
- Jake Heyward (GBR) +15000
- Ignacio Fontes (ESP) +25000
- Michal Rozmys (POL) +25000
- Charles Grethen (LUX) +30000
Cheruiyot has a loaded list of experience and awards that include being a three-time World Championship finalist, World Championship Silver medalist, an African Championship Silver medalist, and the reigning 1500m World Champion. With these kinds of credentials, he's the one to beat.
And adding to that list of accolades, he is currently ranked the number one 1500m runner in the world right now, giving him the edge on this race before it even starts.
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Cheruiyot was a late add to the Kenyan track team due to the fact that Kamar Etyang was cut after a failed drug test leading up to the Olympics. In the qualifiers to make the team, Cheruiyot actually finished in fourth place which was his lowest finishing spot in four years and the reason why he originally wasn't on the roster.
However, backing up his Olympic odds even more, Cheruiyot has run the world’s fastest 1500m at 3:28.48 seconds prior to the Olympic Games, making it possible he can re-enact this run with a rerun to the Olympic gold.
All in all, his odds are quite deserving and he should be the clear choice to bet for this event by sports bettors. Soon, Cheruiyot will be able to add an Olympic gold medal to his long list of accomplishments in the sport unless an unforeseen upset somehow occurs.
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