Kipyegon eyes Monaco springboard on road to recovery
Kenyan athlete Faith Kipyegon is preparing for the 3,000m race in Monaco as she works to regain her form following recent injuries. Despite a third-place finish in Eugene, she remains focused on recovery and building confidence for the remainder of the season.
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The Kenyan, who has three Olympic and four world 1,500m titles to her name in a storied career, could only finish third in the mile in Eugene last week.
The 32-year-old admitted to running at 98 percent of her capabilities, but said that that was also normal in the world of elite track.
"Losing is part of the game," Kipyegon told AFP ahead of the 10th meeting on the 15-leg Diamond League circuit.
"You can't be a winner every time, but at the same time, people don't understand what we go through behind the scenes, the training, the hard work, the injury, everything.
"But it's sport. We have to accept and move on and accept that defeat to just be better in the next race.
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