One of the superstars of athletics in the middle and long distances, Olympic and world 1,500m champion Faith Kipyegon, revealed her goals in 2024.
“The goal for 2024 is of course the Olympics in Paris”, said Faith Kipyegon. “That is the big goal. I want to defend my title, make history, and motivate young girls and mothers out there to know that everything is possible”, added she.
In 2023, Faith Kipyegon won the 1,500m and 5,000m gold medals at the World Championships in Budapest and broke three world records (1,500m, one mile and 5,000m).
“I was working hard to get the world record over 1,500m because I have history from the youth category to the senior category (in the discipline) with medals, but not a world record”, said Faith Kipyegon. “If you do something and somebody is like: ‘She is world champion, she is Olympic champion, she is world junior champion… but… BUT!.. she doesn’t have a world record. I wanted to remove this ‘but’; to have the world record in the 1500m and complete my historical journey in the 1500m. It’s something special”, added she.
Off the track she wants to motivate and inspire young talents.
“Off the track and after the Olympics I think I will motivate and inspire a lot, especially young girls in my country and Africa and around the world. That’s my motivation. I want to see them express their talent, follow in my footsteps and I want them to see good role models”, added Faith Kipyegon.
