I used to play football, gymnastics. After that we got a teacher [who] introduced us to running. I started running and knowing that athletics might [… - Faith Kipyegon

If you are in training, and you don't feel pain, next thing you are going to a race, and you don’t perform good. But if you have that pain, it's a success. So, you feel pain today, I think it will be a successful tomorrow to achieve what you have been feeling pain [for].

The dream is just to get that gold medal…bring that gold medal home

My focus is to defend my Olympic title in Tokyo...It was a really good race here (Kasarani Stadium near Nairobi), which I really wanted to win. I know I will meet many good athletes in Tokyo but I have prepared really well.