Faith Kipyegon breaking the 1500m world record in 2023 didn’t come as a surprise to her father. He knew her love of running, and he only ever encouraged her to keep pushing hard. “Today the world can see the results,” her father, Samuel Kipyegon Koech , told the Daily Nation in June 2023, after Faith Kipyegon became the first woman to break the 3:50 mark (3:49.11) in a 1500m race at the Diamond League meeting in Florence, Italy.

The hard work part Faith Kipyegon didn’t have to struggle with. Rather, her discipline in achieving her goals is well known to the people close to her. That trait has made her an Olympic champion, a world champion, and a world record holder. And she has done it again at the 2025 Tokyo Athletics Championships, adding another gold to her collection. So today, w

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