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What next for Faith Kipyegon after making history at 2024 Paris Olympics?

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Story by Edwin Kiplagat

  • Faith Kipyegon has cemented her status as arguably Kenya’s greatest-ever athlete following her exploits in Paris
  • She has now won three Olympic gold medals and four world titles, and she is still only 30
  • She recently hinted at switching to the marathon, but it is unclear what her next plan is after making history

It’s been just over two weeks since Faith Kipyegon became the first Kenyan to win three gold medals at the Olympic Games.

She set an Olympic record of 3:51.29, becoming arguably the greatest 1500m runner in history.

At 30, she has won everything on the track, and fans are wondering what she will be doing in the next decade.

Faith Kipyegon is only 30 and has accomplished everything any athlete would dream of. Photo by Hannah Peters. Source: Getty Images

 

At this point in her career, she has won four world titles and three Olympic gold medals.

Her three world titles were in the 1,500m in 2017, 2022, and 2023. Kipyegon also won the 5000m title at the 2023 World Athletics Championships. She took silver in the 5000m in Paris.

She struck gold in the 1500m at the 2016 Rio and 2020 Tokyo Olympics and now Paris.

The Kenyan superstar has shattered the 1500m world record twice. The first time was on June 2, 2023, at the Rome Diamond League, when she clocked 3:49.11. She lowered her world record to 3:49.04 in Paris in July, per World Athletics.

What next for Kipyegon?

It seems the Kenyan is just getting better and has done everything in the 1500m, from gold medals to world records.

Her foray into distance running, i.e., the 5000m, is an indication that she could soon run the 10,000m and possibly the marathon.

“She should transit to road running. At 30 she’s been more than a spectacle in middle distances. She should now plan for life in the marathon. That’s where greatness lives,” experienced sports journalist Dan Ogega excelusively told TUKO.co.ke

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However, Kipyegon could keep running in the 1500m and cement her status as the greatest track athlete ever.

Faith Kipyegon sets Olympic record

TUKO.co.ke earlier reported that Kipyegon won the women’s 1500m final and set a new Olympic record.

The Kenyan superstar clocked 3:51.29 to break her own record she set in 2021 at the Tokyo Olympics.

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Chelsea mathematically out of title race after 3-0 defeat to Everton

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Chelsea are now mathematically out of the Premier League title race.

This follows their 3-0 drubbing in the hands of Everton at the Hill Dickinson Stadium on Saturday night.

Liam Rosenior’s men came into the match with 48 points, looking to keep pace with the teams in front of them.

However, Beto opened the scoring for the hosts in the first half, before adding a second after the break.

Chelsea barely threatened Everton and looked flat for most of the game, before Iliman Ndiaye added a third.

The result means the Blues cannot match the 70 points that league leaders Arsenal currently have with seven matches left.

Champions Liverpool are also on the verge of being mathematically ruled out, as they have 49 points.

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Super Eagles player bounced me from Iheanacho’s room — Osimhen

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Galatasaray striker, Victor Osimhen, has claimed that a senior member of the Super Eagles squad in 2017 sent him away from a hotel room during his first call-up to the national team.

According to the 27-year-old, it was Kelechi Iheanacho who intervened and welcomed him inside.

Osimhen revealed this while appearing on a Twitch livestream with comedian, Carter Efe in the early hours of Saturday.

He said: “When I came, I met Iheanacho. And I told him, ‘ah, see me, I’m gonna carry your boots.’ So he said I should come to his room so, he gave me his room number.

“So, as I got to his room — I don’t just want to mention the name — he had a roommate. So, as I knocked on the door, the roommate opened the door. So, he like bounced me out of the room.”

Osimhen refused to reveal the identity of the player who sent him away.

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AFCON 2025; Drama as Senegal Reportedly Relocates Trophy To Military Base After CAF Decision (Video)

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Drama as Senegal reportedly relocates AFCON trophy to military base after Confederation of African Football (CAF) viral decision.

‎It would be recalled that CAF stripped Senegal of their Africa Cup of Nations (AFCON) title, awarding it to Morocco instead.

This decision came after Morocco appealed the result of the January 18 final, where Senegal won 1-0 in extra time.

‎ According to the CAF Appeal Board, Senegal had forfeited the match due to their players walking off the pitch in protest of a penalty awarded to Morocco, citing Articles 82 and 84 of the AFCON regulations.

The controversy surrounds the AFCON final, where Senegal’s players walked off the pitch in protest of a late penalty awarded to Morocco.

In a clip circulating on the microblogging platform, X (formerly Twitter), a young man with glasses is seen holding the AFCON trophy surrounded by military personnel.

The clip captures the military personnel’s excitement as they support the trophy, with an officer recording the moment.

In a recent development, Senegal has announced plans to appeal the decision to the Court of Arbitration for Sport (CAS), with some officials and players expressing outrage and disappointment.

The Senegalese government has also called for an international investigation into suspected corruption within CAF.

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