President Uhuru Congratulates Faith Kipyegon Amid World Athletics Championships Win

"It is amazing and truly exciting to see how Faith won that race in style, earning her badge of honor as the world's greatest 1500m female athlete".

The outgoing  President also applauded Kenyan athletes in Oregon for a good showing so far and wished them success in the remaining competitions.

This comes at a time Kipyegon admitted that she knew most Kenyans had great hope and trust in her and that she never wanted to let them down.

 “I knew Kenyans had a lot of expectation in me so there is no way I could have let them down because they have always been supportive to me,” she said, adding, “I must admit the pressure was huge for me to deliver.”

Kipyegon successfully defended her title with a time of 3:52.96. Following her time of 3:52.59 in the 2022 Prefontaine Meet, Kipyegon's time is the 10th fastest ever and the second fastest in the United States.

Kipyegon beat Ethiopia's Gudaf Tsegay to bronze in 3:54.52, while Britain's Laura Muir finished third in 3:55.28.

Olympic Champion, Faith Kipyegon.PHOTO TWITTER

Kipyegon, who won silver in 2019, reclaimed her world title after dominating the 1,500m race and crossing the finish line in the second fastest time at the World Championship to become the first woman in history to win four medals at the competition, having previously won silver in 2015 and 2019, as well as gold in 2017 and 2022. She dedicated the victory to her daughter as she did during last year's Olympics in Tokyo, Japan.

“My family has always been supportive to me in my entire career. Their support gives me the strength to give my all when I get to the track so just like last year I dedicate the gold medal to my daughter,” stated the joyful world champion.