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Kipyegon had been unbeaten all year just to be subjected to her first loss as she ended her 2023 season.
Double world record holder Faith Kipyegon went into the World Road Running Championships as a pre-race favourite but unfortunately failed to live up to expectations.
The 29-year-old has had a stellar season, going unbeaten in all her races but she tasted her first loss to two Ethiopian youngsters as she was debuting in the road mile. 21-year-old Diribe Welteji carried the day with a world record time of 4:21.00.
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13:15 - 01.10.2023
ATHLETICS Ethiopian youngsters hand Faith Kipyegon first defeat of the season at World Road Running Championships
Diribe Welteji, 21, put up a good fight to win the women's road mile and hand Faith Kipyegon her first loss of the season.
The youngster was closely followed by her compatriot Freweyni Hailu, 22, who crossed the line in 4:23.06. Kipyegon came in third, clocking a Personal Best time of 4:24.13 to cross the finish line.
It was a disappointing outing for both the double world champion and her fans and she has since come out to speak after the outing.
In a post on her X (Twitter) handle, she said: “To all my fans, thanks a lot for your overwhelming support and sentiments of encouragement. I am really humbled.
"Every race presents a learning curve, this first road race has offered me an opportunity to calibrate and fine-tune for the next season.”
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07:32 - 02.10.2023
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Tasting her first loss to two youngsters is no mean feat since Kipyegon has enjoyed a blissful track season and was hoping to end her season on a high.
She opened her season at the Sirikwa Classic Cross-country where she dominated before starting her track campaign at the Diamond League Meeting in Doha where she clocked a world-leading time.
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05:33 - 02.10.2023
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The two-time Olympic champion then proceeded to the Diamond League Meeting in Florence, Italy where she set the 1500m world record before setting the 5000m world record at the Meeting in Paris.
The 5000m world record that she set has since been obliterated by Ethiopia’s Gudaf Tsegay.
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07:06 - 02.10.2023
ATHLETICS The amount of money Faith Kipyegon earned from disappointing third-place finish in Riga
Despite finishing third at the World Road Running Championships, Faith Kipyegon will have some money to take back home.
The Kenyan then jetted back into the country for the World Championships National Trials where she dominated in the 5000m since she had a wildcard in the 1500m.
She then finetuned for the World Championships at the Diamond League Meeting in Monaco where she set a world record over the one mile.
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10:20 - 30.09.2023
ATHLETICS The millions athletes will be fighting for at the World Road Running Championships
More than Ksh 10 million has been set aside for the athletes who impress at the World Road Running Championships in Latvia, Riga.
At the World Championships, Kipyegon had the time of her life, winning both the 1500m and 5000m. She then competed at the Prefontaine Classic, the final Diamond League Meeting where she dominated in the 1500m to end her track season on a high.
She was hoping for a repeat of the same competing on the roads but the unfortunate happened. The mother of one will definitely come back stronger.
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