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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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EPL: Fulham must move on from defeat to Manchester City — Iwobi

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Alex Iwobi says Fulham must stay positive despite their 5-4 defeat to Manchester City at Craven Cottage on Tuesday.

Marco Silva’s side put up a spirited display in the encounter, and were unlucky not to get at least one point.

Iwobi started the fight back by scoring the second goal for Fulham early in the second half.

The versatile midfielder’s compatriot, Samuel Chukwueze then rose from the bench to score two more goals for the Cottagers.

Manchester City, however, held on to go home with maximum points.

Iwobi stated that they deserved more from the game.

“I feel disappointed because we didn’t get anything out of the fighting spirit that we showed, but I think we have to take the positivity from the game,” Iwobi told the club’s official website.

Fulham will be away to Crystal Palace in their next Premier League game on Sunday.

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EPL: Guardiola names team that impresses him everyday

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Manchester City boss, Pep Guardiola has named the Premier League club that has impressed him so much this season.

The Spaniard said that Enzo Maresca’s side have really impressed him with the improvement they make everyday.

Speaking after Manchester City beat Fulham 5-4 in the Premier League on Tuesday night, Guardiola pointed out that a team must remain consistent to win the title.

Pep Guardiola’s side closed the gap at the top of the Premier League to just two points behind Arsenal with the victory over Fulham, but the Gunners could maintain their five points lead with a win over Brentford on Wednesday night.

“Chelsea impresses me more and more every day with Enzo [Maresca], but it’s long,” he told reporters after the win.

“Premier League is so long, many things will happen. We won six Premier Leagues, four or five when we in December, January or February we were behind.

“The team who wins the Premier League is the team who grows during the months and this is what we try to do. No injuries, it’s so long.

“But at the same time, if we push, we will be better and push ourselves and control the situations better, the emotions and we will see what happens.”

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Outrage As ‘Biological Male’ Wins World’s Strongest Woman Event in Texas (Photos)

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The 2025 World’s Strongest Woman final has sparked outrage after an alleged transgender athlete won gold.

American Jammie Booker, who is accused of being a biological male, beat Great Britain’s Andrea Thompson to victory at the event in Arlington, Texas.

According to Mail Online, Thompson walked off the podium, appearing to say ‘this is bulls***,’ while Booker celebrated. The Brit has since been crowned the ‘true World’s Strongest Woman’ by her coach and some of her peers.

Rebecca Roberts, a three-time winner of World’s Strongest Woman, has sensationally claimed that no one – not even the organizers – knew about Booker’s background.

Details on the American are not clear, but the publication sighted a YouTube video – uploaded to what appears to be Booker’s YouTube channel in September 2017, with Booker saying: ‘Everyone is dying to tell their own story and I am obviously no exception to that.

‘I’m 21-year-old trans woman with a history of abuse, struggling to stay true to herself while under the rule of her religious parents.’

On Monday night, Roberts posted a picture on Instagram that read ‘Protect Women’s Sports.’ She wrote alongside the picture: ‘I hold no hate toward transgender people. Everyone deserves dignity, respect, and the freedom to live their truth.

But I cannot stay silent about something that threatens the fairness and future of women’s strength sports. Transgender women, people born male, should not be competing in the women’s category.

This isn’t about identity. It isn’t about politics. It’s about the undeniable physical differences that exist in strength-based sports… differences that don’t disappear, and that matter more here than almost anywhere else. Women’s categories were created for a reason, and if we lose that, we lose the foundation of our sport.

‘What happened this weekend wasn’t transparent. None of us knew. Not even the organisers knew. And when fairness is taken by surprise, trust in the sport begins to crack.

‘My message is simple. Trans people belong in sport, but women’s divisions must remain biologically born female-only.

‘I love this sport. I have given my life to it. And I won’t ignore something that could quietly change it forever. Congratulations to @andreathompson_strongwoman… the true World’s Strongest Woman 2025’

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