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I want to empower women out there that there's a woman called Faith who did her best in her event. I want to motivate them and show them that everything is possible in life.

— Françoise Mbango Etone

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Source: Faith Kipyegon: How Kenyan achieved the mother of all feats in Tokyo The STAR, 19 December 2021 by BBC News
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