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Multiple World and Olympics champion Faith Kipyegon is not ruling out a switch to other distances next year after dominating the 1,500m for many years.
Multiple world and Olympics champion Faith Kipyegon is weighing whether to take on other challenges next season after totally dominating the 1,500m race.
Kipyegon has three Olympics titles, a world record, and as many world titles, which makes her the greatest female athlete in history over the distance.
She added a fifth Diamond League title to her trophy cabinet last weekend and she says a switch to other races to test herself is not off the table in 2025.
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“I hope to stay strong and healthy towards next year and see what I am capable of doing. I don’t know if I will still do 1,500m or move to 5,000m but I hope for the best next year,” Kipyegon told Athletics Weekly.
Kipyegon says she has been motivated by other athletes who have contested different disciplines, such as Norwegian Jokob Ingebrigtsen who made his half marathon debut last weekend, and Dutchwoman Sifan Hassan, who has won titles in marathon, half marathon, 1,500m and 10,000m.
“I have seen Jakob is running in Copenhagen, I hope he gives me the motivation and I can also do half [marathon],” she added.
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Australian Olympic silver medalist Jessica Hull on why pushing Faith Kipyegon to set new 1500m world record was the turning point in her career
Hull, who delivered silver in the 1500 meters at the Paris Olympic games, has had an unforgettabloe season that saw her give Faith Kipyegon a run for her money in the event.
“Also, Sifan [Hassan] doing half, marathon and coming to 1,500m, 5,000m so I think it is only to twist how you think and say I am going to do this and hopefully we will do it.”
Kipyegon has already proven that she has what it takes to compete in the 5,000m after winning a world title in Budapest last year, this coming after she had broken a world record, while she also claimed Olympics silver in Paris over the distance.
She has also previously expressed her interest in running a marathon in future and 2025 could be the year she starts the transition if she makes the decision.
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Faith Kipyegon & Marco Arop alarmed by increasing gender-based violence against athletes
Olympics champion Faith Kipyegon and Canadian Marco Arop have expressed their worry over the increasing cases of gender-based violence against athletes.
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