Kenya's Abel Kipsang set a new Olympic record in the 1500 m men's semi-finals on Thursday.
Kipsang won the second semi-finals in 3:31:65 ahead of Norwegian Jakob Ingebersten and Britain's Josh Kerr.
Kipsang broke the Olympic record of 3:32:07 set by another Kenyan Noah Ngeny in 2000.
World Champion Timothy Cheruiyot also sailed to the final after finishing third in the first semi-final in 3:33:59.
The other Kenyan in the event, Charles Simotwo failed to advance to the final after finishing sixth and failing to attain the qualification mark.
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