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Multiple world and Olympics champion Faith Kipyegon has hinted at the possibility of abandoning her specialty, the 1,500m, in fovour of other races at the 2028 Los Angeles Olympics.
Three-time Olympics 1,500m champion Faith Kipyegon might have run her final Olympics over the distance as she is exploring the possibilities of featuring in other disciplines.
Kipyegon made history when she became the first woman to claim three straight Olympics gold medals in 1,500m at the Paris 2024 Games, adding onto her titles secured in Rio 2016 and Tokyo 2020.
At 30, Kipyegon perhaps does not feel that she will still have the power in her legs to go for a fourth straight gold over the distance at the Los Angeles Olympics in 2028, and her fans might get to see her square it out for medals in another race instead.
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12:15 - 05.12.2024
Iconic star Faith Kipyegon on the strict training regimen that has made her indomitable over the last decade
Kipyegon, who completed a hat-trick of 1500 Olypic gold medals in Paris this year, has delved into the routine that has made her unstoppable over the last decade.
“It was not easy [winning third gold in Paris],” Kipyegon said on Citizen TV’s JKL on Wednesday. “I was praying to God that I just win my third gold and I did it.”
When asked if she sees herself going for a fourth straight Olympics gold, the mother of one replied: “That is a tough one, because it will be 2028 so I don’t know if I will still be doing the 1,500m or maybe 5,000m or marathon, so we don’t know.”
Kipyegon has previously expressed her desire to switch to marathons in the next phase of her career and seems to be looking at that possibility even as she squeezes out what is left in her in 1,500m.
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11:30 - 05.12.2024
Eliud Kipchoge shares what fuels his desire for more success as he reveals his strict training regimen
Marathon legend Eliud Kipchoge has opened up on what fuels his desire for success while sharing the strict training regimen that keeps him in top shape.
She has also displayed enough quality in 5,000m where she is already the world champion over the distance, after her gold medal heroics in Budapest last year, and also has Olympics silver won in Paris this year.
The 1,500m world record holder will certainly defend her titles at next year’s World Championships in Tokyo but the 2027 Worlds will perhaps give an indication of how she will approach the 2028 Olympics given she will be 34 by then.
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