Faith Kipyegon
Kenyan middle- and long-distance runner
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Faith Chepngetich Kipyegon is a Kenyan middle- and long-distance runner. Kipyegon is the current world record holder for the 1,500 metres and mile, both set in 2023, and the former world record holder for the 5,000 metres. Kipyegon won a gold medal each at the 2016 Rio de Janeiro Olympics and the 2020 Tokyo Olympics in the 1,500 m. She also won a gold medal in the 1,500 m at the 2017, 2022 and 2023 World Athletics Championships and in the 5,000 m at the 2023 World Athletics Championships.
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Duplantis & Kipyegon in action as Diamond League returnsGlobal stars Mondo Duplantis, Faith Kipyegon and Sha'Carri Richardson will compete in the Diamond League season opener in Xiamen.BBC Sport - Published | |
'I wrote in my diary that 2023 will be special'Kenyan runner Faith Kipyegon on manifesting her stellar 2023, which included world records and two World Championship golds.BBC Sport - Published | |
Kipyegon headlines inaugural road running showpieceKenya's Faith Kipyegon launches a new gold medal mission at the inaugural World Road Running Championships, where Great Britain will be represented by 12 athletes.BBC Sport - Published | |
Tsegay smashes 5,000m world record by almost five secondsWatch the moment Ethiopia's Gudaf Tsegay breaks the women's 5,000m world record by nearly five seconds, running 14.00.21 to beat Faith Kipyegon's 14.05.20 and win the Diamond League title.BBC Sport - Published | |
'Best in the world!' Kipyegon wins 1500m gold as Muir finishes sixWatch as World record holder Faith Kipyegon wins gold in the 1500m as British trio Laura Muir, Katie Snowden and Melissa Courtney-Bryant come sixth, eighth and 12th at the World Athletics..BBC Sport - Published | |
Muir sixth in 1500m as Kipyegon dominatesBritain's Laura Muir finishes sixth at the World Championships in Budapest as Faith Kipyegon wins her third title.BBC Sport - Published | |
Watch: World Championships - Muir v Kipyegon & Hassan in 1500m finalFollow live coverage as Britain's Laura Muir goes up against Faith Kipyegon and Sifan Hassan in the women's 1500m final.BBC Sport - Published | |
Kipyegon shatters women's mile world recordDouble Olympic champion Faith Kipyegon sets a new women's mile world record at Diamond League in Monaco.BBC Sport - Published | |
'Superhuman' Kipyegon breaks 5000m world recordWatch as Kenya's Faith Kipyegon breaks the 5000m world record with an "unbelievable" time of 14 minutes 5.20 seconds at the Diamond League meeting in Paris.BBC Sport - Published | |
Laura Muir: Watch Team GB star win brilliant 1500m silver at Tokyo OlympicsLaura Muir wins a superb silver medal, shattering the British record, to finish behind Keny's defending champion Faith Kipyegon in the 1500m final at the Tokyo Olympics.BBC Sport - Published | |
Tokyo Olympics: Britain's Laura Muir wins silver in 1500m behind Kenya's Faith KipyegonGreat Britain's Laura Muir ends her quest for a major outdoor medal as she wins silver in the 1500m final at Tokyo 2020.BBC Sport - Published |