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Kipyegon to make her debut in 10km road race in Monaco
Kenya's Faith Kipyegon crosses the finish line to win the women's 1500m final at the World Athletics Championships Tokyo on September 16, 2025.
What you need to know:
- Kipyegon is one of the most decorated middle and long distance track athletes of her generation.
- This week, she gave the strongest hint yet that she is keen on transitioning to road running.
Multiple Olympics and world champion Faith Kipyegon will compete in her first 10km road race today in Monaco, France.
Kipyegon is one of the most decorated middle and long distance track athletes of her generation, having won an unprecedented three Olympics and world titles in women’s 1,500m race.
She has won three consecutive Olympic 1,500m titles (at the 2016 Olympic Games in Rio de Janeiro, at the 2020 Olympics in Tokyo, and at the 2024 Olympic Games in Paris), and five world championship gold medals (three 1,500m titles, and two 5000m). She also won two world cross country titles.
For years, the 32-year-old has brought joy to Kenyan living rooms and treated the world to awe-inspiring performances in middle and long distance races on the track.
This week, she gave the strongest hint yet that she is keen on transitioning to road running.
“Always love being in Monaco. Excited for the Monaco Run 10km this Sunday,” Kipyegon wrote on X on Friday. Kipyegon’s post was accompanied by photos her doing a morning run.
Sunday's race will be the first for Kipyegon this year, and also the first since she won gold medal in women’s 1,500m race at the 2025 World Athletics Championships in Tokyo. She also bagged a silver medal in the women’s 5,000m race in Tokyo behind her compatriot Beatrice Chebet who won gold.
At the 2025 Prefontaine Classic in Eugene, USA, Kipyegon lowered her record in the 5,000m race when she clocked 3:48.68, becoming the first woman to run the race in sub-3:49 time.
On June 26, 2025 in an event organised by Nike, Kipyegon attempted to become the first woman to run the mile (1,600m) in under four minutes. She fell short by 6.91 seconds after running the race a time of 4:06.91.
Silver medallist Kenya's Faith Kipyegon celebrates with her medal on the podium in Japan.
Nike later subtracted the reaction time, adjusting her official time to 4:06.42.
Two weeks ago, Kipyegon established a Dare to Dream Maternity Hospital at her home in Keringet, Nakuru County where she said that her goal is to see pregnant women get services closer to their homes.
The hospital will be operated in partnership with the Franciscan Sisters of the Immaculate Conception to ensure there is professionalism.
Kipyegon has been unstoppable not only at the Olympic Games, but also at the World Athletics Championships.
Kipyegon made history at the 2024 Paris Olympic Games where she became the first woman in history to complete a consecutive hat-trick in 1,500m titles after previous victories 2016 Rio de Janeiro Olympic Games, and at the 2020 Tokyo Olympic Games.
She also became the most successful Kenya at the Olympics with three gold medals over the metric mile race.
Kipyegon became first woman to complete a successive hat-trick in 1,500 metres at the World Athletics Championships with victories in 2022 Eugene (3:52.96), 2023 Budapest (3:54.87) and 2025 Tokyo (3:52.15).
That also made her the most successful woman at the world championships in 1,500m, having won four times with her 2017 London Olympic accolades.
Notably, she also made history as the first woman to claim both the 1,500m and 5,000m world titles with her exploits at the 2023 Budapest edition.
Kipyegon’s success in 2025 in Tokyo where she claimed golf in 1,500m and silver in 5,000m, made her the most successful Kenyan at the World Athletics Championships with a total of eight medals; five gold and three silver medals.
Kipyegon was born in a family of nine on January 10, 1994 in Keringet, Nakuru County and is married to Timothy Kiptum, the 2012 London Olympic 800m bronze medallist.
