Faith Kipyegon has gone from running her first races barefoot to reaching the summit of the track and field world, a history maker in women's middle-distance running.
The Kenyan had an incredible season in 2023. She achieved a remarkable feat by breaking three world track records in three events in under 50 days.
The 29-year-old broke the women's 1,500m world record at the Diamond League meeting in Florence, Italy, at 3:49.11. Less than a week later, the Kenyan shattered the 5,000m world record at the Diamond League event in Paris, France, with a time of 14:05.20 (the record has since been broken by another Ethiopian, Gudaf Tsegay, with a time of 14:00.21)
To complete her record-breaking streak, she annihilated the one-mile world record with a time of 4:07.64 at the Diamond League meet in Monaco.
Then, later in the season, at the 2023 World Athletics Championships held in Budapest, Hungary, Kipyegon created more history by triumphing in 1,500m and 5,000m events, becoming the first woman ever to win a double over these distances at the global spectacle. World Athletics recognised her fantastic season, crowning her as the World Athlete of the Year for 2023.
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