Faith Kipyegon Makes One Wish After Blistering Start to the Season in Xiamen

Faith Kipyegon at Xiamen Diampnd League. Photo: Imago

Faith Kipyegon Makes One Wish After Blistering Start to the Season in Xiamen

Joel Omotto 17:40 - 26.04.2025

Faith Kipyegon has explained what she is looking forward to in the 2025 season after starting her campaign in winning style on Saturday.

Faith Kipyegon is hoping to stay injury-free during the course of her 2025 season so that she can achieve her objectives.

Kipyegon started her season in fine fashion, when she clocked 2:29.21 at the Xiamen Diamond League on Saturday to miss the world record by fine margins, but she is not perturbed by her inability to lower the world record.

The 31-year-old wishes to stay healthy so that she can compete in all the events she has lined up and possibly break more world records.

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“It was all good. It went how I wanted just to start my season in a good way,” Kipyegon said after the race.

“I wanted to do my personal best, which was very close to the world record. It was a very good start to my season. Happy to start my season, and hope to stay healthy this way and for the next races.

“The training has been good so far. I hope to continue to be healthy. Injury free and continue on the training. Just focus myself on a beautiful 2025.”

It was the second 1,000m race for Kipyegon, who clocked 2:29.15 in 2020, missing the world record by 0.17, but she had to settle for an even slower time on Saturday.

Kipyegon will be looking to conquer her specialty of 1,500m this season again with another world record a possibility as she looks forward to defending her world title in Tokyo in September.