{"id":110143,"date":"2024-01-03T19:34:13","date_gmt":"2024-01-03T19:34:13","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/www.africa-press.net\/kenya\/all-news\/i-want-to-follow-into-the-footsteps-of-kipyegon-cherotich"},"modified":"2024-01-03T20:34:12","modified_gmt":"2024-01-03T20:34:12","slug":"i-want-to-follow-into-the-footsteps-of-kipyegon-cherotich","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/www.africa-press.net\/kenya\/all-news\/i-want-to-follow-into-the-footsteps-of-kipyegon-cherotich","title":{"rendered":"I want to follow into the footsteps of Kipyegon \u2013 Cherotich"},"content":{"rendered":"<p><span style=\"color: #ff6600\"><strong>Africa-Press &#8211; Kenya. <\/strong><\/span>World Athletics Rising Star awardee for 2023 Faith Cherotich is keen to take inspiration from Faith Kipyegon to reach dizzying heights in her budding career.<\/p>\n<p>Cherotich, 19, the rising talent who has recently been mentored by the multiple world and Olympic champion Kipyegon \u2013 is a senior world medallist in the 3000m steeplechase and reigning world U20 champion.<\/p>\n<p>\u201cFaith Kipyegon has been mentoring me on how to be a good athlete,\u201d she said as reported by World Athletics.<\/p>\n<p>\u201cI want to be a champion, to follow her. She has been teaching me a lot. I appreciate it.<\/p>\n<p>\u201cIt was a very good year for me. It was my first World Championships and I was happy with how I ran. It was a good race for me.\u201d<\/p>\n<p>Cherotich helped Kenya earn silver in the World Athletics Cross Country Championships in Bathurst, Australia, last year in the women\u2019s U20 team event.<\/p>\n<p>She finished third in the Wanda Diamond League Final in 2022, where her time of 9:06.14 moved her to third on the world U20 all-time list.<\/p>\n<p>Cherotich began her 2023 Diamond League season by finishing third in the opening meeting in Doha.<\/p>\n<p><strong>For More News And Analysis About <a href=\"https:\/\/www.africa-press.net\/kenya\">Kenya<\/a> Follow <a href=\"https:\/\/www.africa-press.net\/\">Africa-Press<\/a><\/strong><\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"<p>Africa-Press &#8211; Kenya. 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