Faith Kipyegon reveals how she uses giant stadium screens to outsmart opponents
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Reading Time: 3min | Sat. 18.10.25. | 16:07
She led from gun to tape to win the race nearly three seconds ahead of compatriot Dorcus Ewoi, with Jessica Hull of Australia claiming bronze
Triple Olympic 1,500m champion Faith Kipyegon still remembers the moment she saw her name flash on the giant screen, ‘World Champion’, for the fourth time.
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It was on Tuesday, 16 September, when she stormed to yet another 1500m victory after crossing the line in 3:52:15.
She led from gun to tape to win the race nearly three seconds ahead of compatriot Dorcus Ewoi, with Jessica Hull of Australia claiming bronze.
That victory not only extended her streak of five consecutive global golds in the event but also placed her alongside Morocco’s Hicham El Guerrouj as the only athletes ever to win four world 1500m titles.
Speaking to Citius Mag, Kipyegon dissected the race and the exact moment she broke away from her rivals.
“I normally use the screen to see how many we are. For Tokyo, it was very hard because when everybody is in good shape, it’s difficult to shake people out.
But I was very happy that my body responded very well, and I decided to go faster and see what would happen,” she stated.
Her splits tell the story of a perfectly measured performance: 15.04 for the opening 100m, 1:04.07 through 400m, and 2:07.28 at 800m.
By the third lap, Kipyegon’s stride lengthened, and the field began to crumble behind her.
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“I did not even know I went 60 seconds in the third lap. When I replayed everything, I noticed that is where I outshone everybody.
The third lap is not easy for most athletes. That is where you have to be strong and keep going, knowing there are still 300 metres to go,” she offered.
Her final acceleration was devastating; a lethal squeeze of 64.07-63.21-60.73-44.14 that no one could respond to.
“I was feeling good, in good shape, and healthy. I trusted my body and knew I was capable of something special,” she said.
Kipyegon’s triumph in Tokyo was the crowning jewel of a 2025 season that has been nothing short of extraordinary.
Her campaign began in late April at the Diamond League meeting in Xiamen, where she clocked 2:29.21 over 1000m, narrowly missing the world record but setting the third-fastest time in history.
In June, she followed it up with a sensational 4:06.42 mile during an exhibition event, the fastest performance ever recorded over the distance.
The highlight came in Eugene, where she lowered her own 1500m world record to 3:48.68, once again pushing the limits of human potential.
Barely two months later in Silesia, she came within a breath of rewriting yet another record, the 3000m world record.
Her 8:06.9 finish was just 0.79 seconds shy of Wang Junxia’s 1993 mark of 8:06.11, making her the only woman to come within five seconds of the long-standing record.
By the end of the season, she had not only claimed World Championship gold in the 1500m and silver in the 5000m, but also triumphed at Athlos NYC, where she clocked the fastest time ever run on American soil.
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