Team Kenya Captain at the Olympics Paris 2024 Faith Kipyegon has said they gave their best at the highly competitive games.
Speaking at the Eldoret State Lodge during a breakfast meeting with President William Ruto, Kipyegon said it was very competitive in Paris and they gave their all.
The Paris 2024 1500 metres champion thanked the government for their support as they represented the country in the games.
She appreciated fans for supporting them throughout the period.
“As team captain, I can say we gave it all but it was very competitive. Thank you for the opportunity to lead the team in Paris. We are so grateful for the support from the government, the Ministry and Athletics Kenya and our fans from all over the world.” Kipyegon said.
Team Kenya bagged a total of 11 medals including 4 gold, two silver and 5 bronze.
The Team returned to the country on Tuesday night.
Thursday morning was filled with joy, laughter and a bright shade of colour red as Team Kenya landed at Eldoret Airport.
They had a moment of dancing and admiring the medals brought back from the French Capital.
The athletes include Triple Olympic women’s 1,500m champion Faith Kipyegon, double gold medallist Beatrice Chebet and 800m runner Koitatoi Kidali.
Others were 800m gold medallist Emmanuel Wanyonyi, marathon bronze medallist Benson Kipruto, and 5000m silver medallist Ronald Kwemoi.
Two-time Olympic champion Eliud Kipchoge was also among the team.
