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born 1994 Kenya
Faith Chepngetich Kipyegon (born 10 January 1994) is a Kenyan middle- and long-distance runner. Kipyegon is the world record holder for the 1500 metres and the mile, and she is the former world record holder for the 5000 metres.
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But if you have a baby, it opens your mind and it shows having a child doesn't mean the end of your career.
It's all about balancing both, believing in yourself and pushing yourself to the limit.
I believed in myself more than I believed in myself years back, that is what changed.
I will advise them to be patient, When it comes to take care of your family you have to be there. When it comes to being in training camp, be in training.
I wrote in my diary that 2023 will be a special year and it came true.
But I think it will come to our way. If it is not me, it’ll be someone else, We are not limited. We can limit ourselves through our thoughts, but I think we are supposed to try everything in our lives and prove to the world that we are strong and that we can push it.
That put me in another level whereby I have to believe in myself - that everything in life goes step by step and at the end you will achieve what you want.
Many people benefited from that gold medal
But now I have it. I have been patient to get this historical milestone.
I have been performing for many years and getting the gold medals
I was really looking forward to defending my title, and I had a dream. Amazing to me, I completed it. I'm so, so happy, I managed to make history. I've done it.
I think it (becoming a mother) changed my mentality, because when you're a young girl you just enjoy the world and the money you've got," the world record holder explains.
It was a beautiful year with historical moments that's put me in another level, where I see myself as an inspiration to many.
In 2021 I tried [to break the 1500m world record] in Monaco. In 2022 I tried again but I didn't get it.
My focus is to defend my Olympic title in Tokyo...It was a really good race here (Kasarani Stadium near Nairobi), which I really wanted to win. I know I will meet many good athletes in Tokyo but I have prepared really well.
The dream is just to get that gold medal…bring that gold medal home
I've been working hard to achieve, especially the 1500m world record, which was missing from my trophies, because I have all the medals from World Championships and Olympics.
For the other competitors to come and celebrate with me was the most emotional moment for me, because I think I was the first to be celebrated on track like that. It has never happened in athletics.
"I was comfortable to run barefoot at the time, I didn't have shoes by then," Kipyegon, who won a total of five medals at World Junior Cross Country level.
I used to play football, gymnastics. After that we got a teacher [who] introduced us to running. I started running and knowing that athletics might [get] me somewhere
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