After bagging a hattrick of World Records within a space of just over a month, Faith Kipyegon is now looking at bagging a hattrick of World Championship titles, as she switches her focus to Budapest next month.
On Friday, Kipyegon obliterated the 1-mile world record at the Monaco Diamond League, her third world mark having last month broken the 1500m and the 5,000m world records within a space of one week in Florence and Paris.
“The Focus now is on the World Championships in Budapest and the biggest aim is to defend my 1500m world title and introduce my legs to the 5,000m. I will double yes, but for the 1500m, the focus is clear to win the title. For the 5k, I will just do my best then see,” Kipyegon said after winning in Monaco.
The 28-year old won the world title in 2017 and 2021, having missed the defense of her crown in 2019 in Doha when she won silver. A win in Budapest next month will see her become the first woman to win three world titles over the distance.
Having broken the 5,000m world record, she will be favourite for that race as well at the Worlds, but she is not putting pressure on herself.
Meanwhile, Kipyegon is still in cloud nine after her third world record in Monaco.
“I was very well prepared and it was just a matter of running a beautiful race in Monaco and just see the outcome at the finish line. I believe in the training I had done and I knew everything was possible,” Kipyegon noted.
She added; “I knew I was in good shape and that is why I decided to come here. It was amazing. I saw the wavelight chasing me down in the final 200 and I felt very fast. The crowd also cheered me on and gave me energy to finish strong.”
Kipyegon now travels back home, to intensify her training and preparation for the Worlds in the Hungarian capital next month.
