Double Olympic Games 1,500m champion Faith Chepngetich Kipyegon has set her focus to break the world record in the coming season.
The two-time world 1,500m champion said that she has tried on many occasions but missed by a small margin.
“I have been trying to set the world record but I have been missing it by a small margin. This time, I’m praying that all things go the right way to secure the record,” she said.
At the Monaco Diamond League, Kipyegon missed the world record by a second when she won in 3:50.37 to miss the global record of 3:50.07 that is held by Ethiopian Genzebe Dibaba.
Kipyegon, who defended her Olympic Games 1,500m in Tokyo last year after winning in 2016, became the second fastest woman in the world, setting the national record during the Monaco race said that she has hopes on the new season.
“I can say for the world record I am still headed up towards next year and hopefully am going to try my best and break the world record,” she added.
Speaking in Kapsabet, Nandi County during the installation of Air Quality Sensor by Sports Cabinet Secretary Ababu Namwamba said that when athletes’ breath in good air they perform well hence breaking records
“Training in areas of Kaptagat is perfect. It has good air quality for breathing and that can be achieved by planting trees. I came from Keringet where the air was good again then to Kaptagat and it is working well. And I would like to see other places like West Pokot or Turkana having good air because we see the drought is really big in such areas. People are really suffering because of climate change,” she said.