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