Kenya's Faith Chepngetich Kipyegon celebrates after winning the gold medal in the women's 1500-meter final during the World Athletics Championships in London Monday, Aug. 7, 2017. (AP )When Olympic 1500m champion Faith Chepng’etich ran a blistering 1:58.26 inside Khalifa International Stadium at the Diamond League meet in Doha, last Friday, the sporting world was dazed. Athletics analysts and commentators wondered if the track assassin is ready to do a double (800m and 1500m) at the Tokyo Olympic Games that run on July 23-August 4. But if all goes well as per plan, Chepng’etich said, she is ready to double. In 2007, she literally benched Ethiopian superstars who Kenyan men drool over in beauty and style at the World Athletics Championships inside Queen Elizabeth Olympic Park in East London.

Source: Standard Digital June 02, 2021 22:11 UTC