Nairobi — Double world document holder Religion Kipyegon is crossing her fingers for an injury-free marketing campaign at this month’s Paris Olympics.
Kipyegon mentioned her latest world document on the Paris Diamond League has elevated her confidence of one other wonderful efficiency on the quadrennial video games.
“Breaking the world document was a great indication that I’m in the fitting route in the direction of the Paris Olympics and defending my title. I hope every thing will go on effectively…damage free and we pray to God that every thing will go effectively on the Paris Olympics,” the two-time Olympics 1500m champion mentioned.
Kipyegon solely simply competed in her first race of the 12 months on the nationwide trials for the Paris Olympics on the Nyayo Stadium in June, the place she clinched the ticket for the ladies’s 1500m and 5000m.
The 2-time world 1500m champion has grappled with damage points that noticed her miss out on Could’s Prefontaine Traditional Diamond League in Oregon.
Her return from damage has been one for the document books, following on from her win on the nationwide trials with a surprising run on the Paris Diamond League firstly of July.
Kipyegon smashed her earlier world document within the ladies’s 1500m (3:49.11), clocking 3:49.04 to cement her standing because the globe’s quickest within the three-and-a-quarter lap race.
It was the fourth time in near a 12 months that she has damaged the world document, having completed so in Florence, Paris and Monaco.
Going again to the French capital, Kipyegon is concentrating on a three-peat of Olympic crowns for the ladies’s 1500m.
“We’re going to deal with each race at its personal time. I’m going first to run within the 5000m and see what is feasible after which compete within the 1500m…that’s the greater purpose, which is to defend my title,” she mentioned.
Within the 1500m, Kipyegon shall be accompanied by Nelly Jepchirchir and Susan Ejore.
World 10,000m world document holder Beatrice Chebet and the 2022 world 10,000m bronze medalist Margaret Chelimo will be a part of her within the ladies’s 5000m.
