Kenya's Kipyegon Ends Season with Hamstring Injury

Kenya’s middle-distance runner Faith Kipyegon ends season with hamstring injury

The three-time Olympic champion and four-time 1,500m world champion had been expected to compete at the World Athletics Ultimate Championship in Hungary.

Kenya's Kipyegon ends season with hamstring injury

Kipyegon, a three-time Olympic and four-time world 1,500m champion, was expected to compete in the inaugural event, which will bring together about 400 elite athletes in Budapest from September 11-13. "Since the end of May, I have been dealing with a hamstring injury, and unfortunately it needs a bit longer to recover than I had hoped", she posted on X. "I will take the time to heal, recover and get stronger," she added. The 32-year-old struggle…

Kipyegon prioritises recovery over comeback, pulls out of ultimate championships

Triple Olympic champion Faith Kipyegon has confirmed she will miss the World Athletics Ultimate Championships in Budapest next month, revealing her hamstring injury needs longer to heal than she had hoped. In a statement issued Wednesday, August 19, the Kenyan middle-distance star said the injury has troubled her since the end of May. “Since the end of May, I have been dealing with a hamstring injury, and unfortunately it needs a bit longer to r…