After the World Athletics and the Sports activities Journalists Affiliation of Kenya (SJAK) coincidentally acknowledged Religion Kipyegon’s excellent achievements for the final month, on the identical day (the 2nd of August 2023), one can not assist however surprise what occurs once more when and if she wins two gold medals on the world championships in Budapest this month?
On their social media deal with, via a voting course of by athletic followers, World Athletics named Religion Kipyegon’s mile world document on the Monaco Diamond League assembly as July’s Second of the Month. SJAK, however, is naming and rewarding Kipyegon for the second consecutive month -as the athlete of the month- after she was awarded final month for setting two world information in June.
Will she be named the athlete of the month for 3 consecutive months if she performs properly once more in Budapest, which is probably going?
Even the SJAK president, James Waindi, appeared to acknowledge the truth that Kipyegon nonetheless has extra in retailer, saying that the nation had excessive expectations of her forward of the 2023 World Championships, because the award was introduced to her at her coaching camp in Kaptagat.
“SJAK congratulates Religion for the second Sports activities Character of the Month award. We encourage you to proceed inspiring the world along with your distinctive wins. As sports activities journalists, we are going to proceed telling the tales of our athletes as they write historical past in native and worldwide races. We thank LG for the partnership that has seen athletes acknowledged and awarded each month over time,” Waindi stated.
Kipyegon was awarded an LG 55 Inch NanoCell TV for breaking the ladies’s Mile World Document on the Monaco Diamond League on the twenty first of July, 2023, profitable the race in 4:07.64 in a rare show of consistency and focus.
It was a back-to-back LG/SJAK award for her after getting rewarded final month for breaking the ladies’s 1,500m World Document on the Florence Diamond League on the 2nd of June and following it up with the 5,000m world document in Paris on the ninth of June.
“This award is one other large motivation, particularly as I put together to symbolize the nation on the Budapest World Championships. I couldn’t think about that I might safe one other award a month after being acknowledged by LG and SJAK. I’m grateful for the award and promise to do extra,” Kipyegon stated.
LG Electronics EA PR and Digital Supervisor, Glenda Achieng, lauded the record-breaker for her phenomenal efficiency this season. “Faiths demonstrated that tough work and self-discipline in sports activities yield outcomes. It’s much more spectacular that Religion is profitable an award for the second month in a row. Her success within the monitor is an inspiration to athletes and all the world”, she stated.
